DESCRIBE CATALOG (Databricks SQL)
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Returns the metadata of an existing catalog. The metadata information includes catalog
name, comment, and owner.
If the optional EXTENDED
option is specified, it returns the basic metadata information along with the other catalog properties.
Parameters
catalog_name: The name of an existing catalog in the metastore. If the name does not exist, an exception is thrown.
Examples
> DESCRIBE CATALOG main;
info_name info_value
------------ ------------------------------------
Catalog Name main
Comment Main catalog (auto-created)
Owner metastore-admin-users
> DESCRIBE CATALOG EXTENDED main;
info_name info_value
------------ ------------------------------------
Catalog Name main
Comment This is a reserved catalog in Spark.
Comment Main catalog (auto-created)
Owner metastore-admin-users
Created By
Created At
Updated By
Updated At