SHOW CREATE TABLE

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime

Returns the statement that was used to create a given table or view. The returned statement can be any of the following types:

• CREATE TABLE
• CREATE VIEW

SHOW CREATE TABLE on a temporary view or non-existent table throws an exception.

Syntax

SHOW CREATE TABLE { table_name | view_name }

Parameters

• table_name

  Identifies the table. The name must not include a temporal specification or options specification.

Examples

SQL

> CREATE TABLE test (c INT) ROW FORMAT DELIMITED FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
    STORED AS TEXTFILE
    TBLPROPERTIES ('prop1' = 'value1', 'prop2' = 'value2');

> SHOW CREATE TABLE test;
                                       createtab_stmt
 ----------------------------------------------------
 CREATE TABLE `default`.`test` (`c` INT)
 USING text
 TBLPROPERTIES (
   'transient_lastDdlTime' = '1586269021',
   'prop1' = 'value1',
   'prop2' = 'value2')

Related articles

• CREATE TABLE

• CREATE VIEW

• INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
• INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
• INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEWS