S3 Data Lake – Get table definitions action

The Get table definitions action retrieves metadata for a table you specify in the AWS Glue data catalog.

S3 Data Lake – Get table definitions action

Input fields

Input field	Description
Database name	Select the catalog database where the table resides.
Table name	Enter the name of the table to retrieve metadata for.
Catalog	Select the data catalog where the table is stored. If left blank, AWS uses the default catalog for your account.
Transaction ID	Enter the transaction ID to read the table as of a specific transaction state.
Query as of time	Specify a timestamp to read the table contents as of that point in time. If omitted, the latest state is used.
Include status details	Choose whether to include status details for AWS Glue data catalog view operations.

Output fields

Output field	Description
Table	Object containing the full table definition.
Catalog ID	The AWS catalog ID that owns the table.
Catalog identifier	Alias or identifier for the catalog source.
Create time	Timestamp when the table was created.
Created by	User or role that created the table.
Database ID	Unique ID of the associated database.
Database name	Name of the catalog database.
Description	Description of the table.
Is multi dialect view	Indicates if the table supports multiple dialects.
Is registered with lake formation	Shows whether the table is registered with lake formation.
Is row filtering enabled	Indicates if row-level filtering is active.
Name	Table name.
Parameters	Key-value map of table parameters.
Retention	Retention period of the table.
Storage descriptor	Information about the table's storage format, schema, and location.
Table type	Classification of the table.
Update time	Timestamp of the most recent update.
Version ID	ID for the version of the table definition.