Returns information about the table, including the current status of the table, when it was created, the primary key schema, and any indexes on the table.
NoteIf you issue a DescribeTable
request immediately after a CreateTable
request, DynamoDB might return a ResourceNotFoundException
. This is because DescribeTable
uses an eventually consistent query, and the metadata for your table might not be available at that moment. Wait for a few seconds, and then try the DescribeTable
request again.
{
"TableName": "string
"
}
Request Parameters
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
NoteIn the following list, the required parameters are described first.
The name of the table to describe. You can also provide the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the table in this parameter.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.
Required: Yes
{
"Table": {
"ArchivalSummary": {
"ArchivalBackupArn": "string",
"ArchivalDateTime": number,
"ArchivalReason": "string"
},
"AttributeDefinitions": [
{
"AttributeName": "string",
"AttributeType": "string"
}
],
"BillingModeSummary": {
"BillingMode": "string",
"LastUpdateToPayPerRequestDateTime": number
},
"CreationDateTime": number,
"DeletionProtectionEnabled": boolean,
"GlobalSecondaryIndexes": [
{
"Backfilling": boolean,
"IndexArn": "string",
"IndexName": "string",
"IndexSizeBytes": number,
"IndexStatus": "string",
"ItemCount": number,
"KeySchema": [
{
"AttributeName": "string",
"KeyType": "string"
}
],
"OnDemandThroughput": {
"MaxReadRequestUnits": number,
"MaxWriteRequestUnits": number
},
"Projection": {
"NonKeyAttributes": [ "string" ],
"ProjectionType": "string"
},
"ProvisionedThroughput": {
"LastDecreaseDateTime": number,
"LastIncreaseDateTime": number,
"NumberOfDecreasesToday": number,
"ReadCapacityUnits": number,
"WriteCapacityUnits": number
},
"WarmThroughput": {
"ReadUnitsPerSecond": number,
"Status": "string",
"WriteUnitsPerSecond": number
}
}
],
"GlobalTableVersion": "string",
"GlobalTableWitnesses": [
{
"RegionName": "string",
"WitnessStatus": "string"
}
],
"ItemCount": number,
"KeySchema": [
{
"AttributeName": "string",
"KeyType": "string"
}
],
"LatestStreamArn": "string",
"LatestStreamLabel": "string",
"LocalSecondaryIndexes": [
{
"IndexArn": "string",
"IndexName": "string",
"IndexSizeBytes": number,
"ItemCount": number,
"KeySchema": [
{
"AttributeName": "string",
"KeyType": "string"
}
],
"Projection": {
"NonKeyAttributes": [ "string" ],
"ProjectionType": "string"
}
}
],
"MultiRegionConsistency": "string",
"OnDemandThroughput": {
"MaxReadRequestUnits": number,
"MaxWriteRequestUnits": number
},
"ProvisionedThroughput": {
"LastDecreaseDateTime": number,
"LastIncreaseDateTime": number,
"NumberOfDecreasesToday": number,
"ReadCapacityUnits": number,
"WriteCapacityUnits": number
},
"Replicas": [
{
"GlobalSecondaryIndexes": [
{
"IndexName": "string",
"OnDemandThroughputOverride": {
"MaxReadRequestUnits": number
},
"ProvisionedThroughputOverride": {
"ReadCapacityUnits": number
},
"WarmThroughput": {
"ReadUnitsPerSecond": number,
"Status": "string",
"WriteUnitsPerSecond": number
}
}
],
"KMSMasterKeyId": "string",
"OnDemandThroughputOverride": {
"MaxReadRequestUnits": number
},
"ProvisionedThroughputOverride": {
"ReadCapacityUnits": number
},
"RegionName": "string",
"ReplicaInaccessibleDateTime": number,
"ReplicaStatus": "string",
"ReplicaStatusDescription": "string",
"ReplicaStatusPercentProgress": "string",
"ReplicaTableClassSummary": {
"LastUpdateDateTime": number,
"TableClass": "string"
},
"WarmThroughput": {
"ReadUnitsPerSecond": number,
"Status": "string",
"WriteUnitsPerSecond": number
}
}
],
"RestoreSummary": {
"RestoreDateTime": number,
"RestoreInProgress": boolean,
"SourceBackupArn": "string",
"SourceTableArn": "string"
},
"SSEDescription": {
"InaccessibleEncryptionDateTime": number,
"KMSMasterKeyArn": "string",
"SSEType": "string",
"Status": "string"
},
"StreamSpecification": {
"StreamEnabled": boolean,
"StreamViewType": "string"
},
"TableArn": "string",
"TableClassSummary": {
"LastUpdateDateTime": number,
"TableClass": "string"
},
"TableId": "string",
"TableName": "string",
"TableSizeBytes": number,
"TableStatus": "string",
"WarmThroughput": {
"ReadUnitsPerSecond": number,
"Status": "string",
"WriteUnitsPerSecond": number
}
}
}
Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
ErrorsFor information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
An error occurred on the server side.
HTTP Status Code: 500
The operation tried to access a nonexistent table or index. The resource might not be specified correctly, or its status might not be ACTIVE
.
HTTP Status Code: 400
This example describes the Thread
table.
POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: dynamodb.<region>.<domain>;
Accept-Encoding: identity
Content-Length: <PayloadSizeBytes>
User-Agent: <UserAgentString>
Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.0
Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=<Credential>, SignedHeaders=<Headers>, Signature=<Signature>
X-Amz-Date: <Date>
X-Amz-Target: DynamoDB_20120810.DescribeTable
{
"TableName":"Thread"
}
Sample Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
x-amzn-RequestId: <RequestId>
x-amz-crc32: <Checksum>
Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.0
Content-Length: <PayloadSizeBytes>
Date: <Date>
{
"Table": {
"TableArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/Thread",
"AttributeDefinitions": [
{
"AttributeName": "ForumName",
"AttributeType": "S"
},
{
"AttributeName": "LastPostDateTime",
"AttributeType": "S"
},
{
"AttributeName": "Subject",
"AttributeType": "S"
}
],
"CreationDateTime": 1.363729002358E9,
"ItemCount": 0,
"KeySchema": [
{
"AttributeName": "ForumName",
"KeyType": "HASH"
},
{
"AttributeName": "Subject",
"KeyType": "RANGE"
}
],
"LocalSecondaryIndexes": [
{
"IndexArn": "arn:aws:dynamodb:us-west-2:123456789012:table/Thread/index/LastPostIndex",
"IndexName": "LastPostIndex",
"IndexSizeBytes": 0,
"ItemCount": 0,
"KeySchema": [
{
"AttributeName": "ForumName",
"KeyType": "HASH"
},
{
"AttributeName": "LastPostDateTime",
"KeyType": "RANGE"
}
],
"Projection": {
"ProjectionType": "KEYS_ONLY"
}
}
],
"ProvisionedThroughput": {
"NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0,
"ReadCapacityUnits": 5,
"WriteCapacityUnits": 5
},
"TableName": "Thread",
"TableSizeBytes": 0,
"TableStatus": "ACTIVE"
}
}
See Also
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