**To describe a table** The following ``describe-table`` example describes the ``MusicCollection`` table. :: aws dynamodb describe-table \ --table-name MusicCollection Output:: { "Table": { "AttributeDefinitions": [ { "AttributeName": "Artist", "AttributeType": "S" }, { "AttributeName": "SongTitle", "AttributeType": "S" } ], "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5, "ReadCapacityUnits": 5 }, "TableSizeBytes": 0, "TableName": "MusicCollection", "TableStatus": "ACTIVE", "KeySchema": [ { "KeyType": "HASH", "AttributeName": "Artist" }, { "KeyType": "RANGE", "AttributeName": "SongTitle" } ], "ItemCount": 0, "CreationDateTime": 1421866952.062 } } For more information, see `Describing a Table <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithTables.Basics.html#WorkingWithTables.Basics.DescribeTable>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.