For similar capabilities to Amazon Timestream for LiveAnalytics, consider Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB. It offers simplified data ingestion and single-digit millisecond query response times for real-time analytics. Learn more [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//timestream/latest/developerguide/timestream-for-influxdb.html).

# ListTables
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Provides a list of tables, along with the name, status, and retention properties of each table. See [code sample](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/code-samples.list-table.html) for details. 

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "DatabaseName": "string",
   "MaxResults": number,
   "NextToken": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [DatabaseName](#API_ListTables_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="timestream-ListTables-request-DatabaseName"></a>
The name of the Timestream database.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

 ** [MaxResults](#API_ListTables_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="timestream-ListTables-request-MaxResults"></a>
The total number of items to return in the output. If the total number of items available is more than the value specified, a NextToken is provided in the output. To resume pagination, provide the NextToken value as argument of a subsequent API invocation.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 20.  
Required: No

 ** [NextToken](#API_ListTables_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="timestream-ListTables-request-NextToken"></a>
The pagination token. To resume pagination, provide the NextToken value as argument of a subsequent API invocation.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "NextToken": "string",
   "Tables": [ 
      { 
         "Arn": "string",
         "CreationTime": number,
         "DatabaseName": "string",
         "LastUpdatedTime": number,
         "MagneticStoreWriteProperties": { 
            "EnableMagneticStoreWrites": boolean,
            "MagneticStoreRejectedDataLocation": { 
               "S3Configuration": { 
                  "BucketName": "string",
                  "EncryptionOption": "string",
                  "KmsKeyId": "string",
                  "ObjectKeyPrefix": "string"
               }
            }
         },
         "RetentionProperties": { 
            "MagneticStoreRetentionPeriodInDays": number,
            "MemoryStoreRetentionPeriodInHours": number
         },
         "Schema": { 
            "CompositePartitionKey": [ 
               { 
                  "EnforcementInRecord": "string",
                  "Name": "string",
                  "Type": "string"
               }
            ]
         },
         "TableName": "string",
         "TableStatus": "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.

 ** [NextToken](#API_ListTables_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="timestream-ListTables-response-NextToken"></a>
A token to specify where to start paginating. This is the NextToken from a previously truncated response.  
Type: String

 ** [Tables](#API_ListTables_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="timestream-ListTables-response-Tables"></a>
A list of tables.  
Type: Array of [Table](API_Table.md) objects

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

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You are not authorized to perform this action.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InternalServerException **   
 Timestream was unable to fully process this request because of an internal server error.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidEndpointException **   
The requested endpoint was not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The operation tried to access a nonexistent resource. The resource might not be specified correctly, or its status might not be ACTIVE.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ThrottlingException **   
 Too many requests were made by a user and they exceeded the service quotas. The request was throttled.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ValidationException **   
 An invalid or malformed request.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## 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/timestream-write-2018-11-01/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/timestream-write-2018-11-01/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/timestream-write-2018-11-01/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/timestream-write-2018-11-01/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/timestream-write-2018-11-01/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/timestream-write-2018-11-01/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/timestream-write-2018-11-01/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/timestream-write-2018-11-01/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/timestream-write-2018-11-01/ListTables) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/timestream-write-2018-11-01/ListTables)