S3 Data Lake – Create table action

The Create table action creates a new Iceberg table using the AWS Glue data catalog in your S3 Data Lake environment. This registers the table metadata in Glue so other tools can discover and interact with it.

S3 Data Lake – Create table action

Input fields

Input field	Description
Database name	Select the Glue catalog database where you plan to create the table.
Table name	Enter the table name. The name converts to lowercase for Hive compatibility.
Description	Add a description for the table.
Owner	Define the table owner for Hive compatibility. AWS Glue doesn't use this value.
Retention	Set the retention time in days for the table metadata.
Storage descriptor	Provide physical storage details, including format, columns, and location.
Partition keys	Specify the column names to use as partition keys. Only primitive types are allowed.
Table type	Choose the type of table to create, such as EXTERNAL_TABLE.
Catalog	Select the data catalog where you plan to register the table. Leave blank to use the default account catalog.
Name	Provide a unique name for the table within the database.
Open table format input	Specify the open table structure. This includes Iceberg-specific settings like metadata operation, version, and table definition fields.

Output fields

This action returns confirmation details from AWS Glue, including operation status, table name, and request metadata.