Select your cookie preferences

We use essential cookies and similar tools that are necessary to provide our site and services. We use performance cookies to collect anonymous statistics, so we can understand how customers use our site and make improvements. Essential cookies cannot be deactivated, but you can choose “Customize” or “Decline” to decline performance cookies.

If you agree, AWS and approved third parties will also use cookies to provide useful site features, remember your preferences, and display relevant content, including relevant advertising. To accept or decline all non-essential cookies, choose “Accept” or “Decline.” To make more detailed choices, choose “Customize.”

DESCRIBE VIEW

Focus mode

On this page

DESCRIBE VIEW - Amazon Athena

Shows the list of columns for the specified Athena or AWS Glue Data Catalog view. Useful for examining the attributes of a complex view.

For Data Catalog views, the output of the statement is controlled by Lake Formation access control and shows only the columns that the caller has access to.

Synopsis

DESCRIBE [db_name.]view_name

Example

DESCRIBE orders

See also SHOW COLUMNS, SHOW CREATE VIEW, SHOW VIEWS, and DROP VIEW.

PrivacySite termsCookie preferences
© 2025, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.