SHOW TABLES - Amazon Athena
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SHOW TABLES

Lists all the base tables and views in a database.

Synopsis

SHOW TABLES [IN database_name] ['regular_expression']

Parameters

[IN database_name]

Specifies the database_name from which tables will be listed. If omitted, the database from the current context is assumed.

Note

SHOW TABLES may fail if database_name uses an unsupported character such as a hyphen. As a workaround, try enclosing the database name in backticks.

['regular_expression']

Filters the list of tables to those that match the regular_expression you specify. To indicate any character in AWSDataCatalog tables, you can use the * or .* wildcard expression. For Apache Hive databases, use the .* wildcard expression. To indicate a choice between characters, use the | character.

Examples

Example – Show all of the tables in the database sampledb
SHOW TABLES IN sampledb

Results

alb_logs
cloudfront_logs
elb_logs
flights_2016
flights_parquet
view_2016_flights_dfw
Example – Show the names of all tables in sampledb that include the word "flights"
SHOW TABLES IN sampledb '*flights*'

Results

flights_2016
flights_parquet
view_2016_flights_dfw
Example – Show the names of all tables in sampledb that end in the word "logs"
SHOW TABLES IN sampledb '*logs'

Results

alb_logs
cloudfront_logs
elb_logs