# ListTables
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Returns an array of table names associated with the current account and endpoint. The output from `ListTables` is paginated, with each page returning a maximum of 100 table names.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "ExclusiveStartTableName": "string",
   "Limit": number
}
```

## Request Parameters
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** [ExclusiveStartTableName](#API_ListTables_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="DDB-ListTables-request-ExclusiveStartTableName"></a>
The first table name that this operation will evaluate. Use the value that was returned for `LastEvaluatedTableName` in a previous operation, so that you can obtain the next page of results.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 255.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+`   
Required: No

 ** [Limit](#API_ListTables_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="DDB-ListTables-request-Limit"></a>
A maximum number of table names to return. If this parameter is not specified, the limit is 100.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 100.  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "LastEvaluatedTableName": "string",
   "TableNames": [ "string" ]
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [LastEvaluatedTableName](#API_ListTables_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="DDB-ListTables-response-LastEvaluatedTableName"></a>
The name of the last table in the current page of results. Use this value as the `ExclusiveStartTableName` in a new request to obtain the next page of results, until all the table names are returned.  
If you do not receive a `LastEvaluatedTableName` value in the response, this means that there are no more table names to be retrieved.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 255.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+` 

 ** [TableNames](#API_ListTables_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="DDB-ListTables-response-TableNames"></a>
The names of the tables associated with the current account at the current endpoint. The maximum size of this array is 100.  
If `LastEvaluatedTableName` also appears in the output, you can use this value as the `ExclusiveStartTableName` parameter in a subsequent `ListTables` request and obtain the next page of results.  
Type: Array of strings  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 255.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+` 

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InternalServerError **   
An error occurred on the server side.    
 ** message **   
The server encountered an internal error trying to fulfill the request.
HTTP Status Code: 500

## Examples
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### List Tables
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This example requests a list of tables, starting with a table named `Forum` and ending after three table names have been returned.

#### Sample Request
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```
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.ListTables

{
    "ExclusiveStartTableName": "Forum",
    "Limit": 3
}
```

#### Sample Response
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```
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>
 {
    "LastEvaluatedTableName": "Thread",
    "TableNames": ["Forum","Reply","Thread"]
}
```

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/dynamodb-2012-08-10/ListTables)