**To list the definitions of some or all of the tables in the specified database**
The following ``get-tables`` example returns information about the tables in the specified database. ::
aws glue get-tables --database-name 'tempdb'
Output::
{
"TableList": [
{
"Name": "my-s3-sink",
"DatabaseName": "tempdb",
"CreateTime": 1602730539.0,
"UpdateTime": 1602730539.0,
"Retention": 0,
"StorageDescriptor": {
"Columns": [
{
"Name": "sensorid",
"Type": "int"
},
{
"Name": "currenttemperature",
"Type": "int"
},
{
"Name": "status",
"Type": "string"
}
],
"Location": "s3://janetst-bucket-01/test-s3-output/",
"Compressed": false,
"NumberOfBuckets": 0,
"SerdeInfo": {
"SerializationLibrary": "org.openx.data.jsonserde.JsonSerDe"
},
"SortColumns": [],
"StoredAsSubDirectories": false
},
"Parameters": {
"classification": "json"
},
"CreatedBy": "arn:aws:iam::007436865787:user/JRSTERN",
"IsRegisteredWithLakeFormation": false,
"CatalogId": "007436865787"
},
{
"Name": "s3-source",
"DatabaseName": "tempdb",
"CreateTime": 1602730658.0,
"UpdateTime": 1602730658.0,
"Retention": 0,
"StorageDescriptor": {
"Columns": [
{
"Name": "sensorid",
"Type": "int"
},
{
"Name": "currenttemperature",
"Type": "int"
},
{
"Name": "status",
"Type": "string"
}
],
"Location": "s3://janetst-bucket-01/",
"Compressed": false,
"NumberOfBuckets": 0,
"SortColumns": [],
"StoredAsSubDirectories": false
},
"Parameters": {
"classification": "json"
},
"CreatedBy": "arn:aws:iam::007436865787:user/JRSTERN",
"IsRegisteredWithLakeFormation": false,
"CatalogId": "007436865787"
},
{
"Name": "test-kinesis-input",
"DatabaseName": "tempdb",
"CreateTime": 1601507001.0,
"UpdateTime": 1601507001.0,
"Retention": 0,
"StorageDescriptor": {
"Columns": [
{
"Name": "sensorid",
"Type": "int"
},
{
"Name": "currenttemperature",
"Type": "int"
},
{
"Name": "status",
"Type": "string"
}
],
"Location": "my-testing-stream",
"Compressed": false,
"NumberOfBuckets": 0,
"SerdeInfo": {
"SerializationLibrary": "org.openx.data.jsonserde.JsonSerDe"
},
"SortColumns": [],
"Parameters": {
"kinesisUrl": "https://kinesis.us-east-1.amazonaws.com",
"streamName": "my-testing-stream",
"typeOfData": "kinesis"
},
"StoredAsSubDirectories": false
},
"Parameters": {
"classification": "json"
},
"CreatedBy": "arn:aws:iam::007436865787:user/JRSTERN",
"IsRegisteredWithLakeFormation": false,
"CatalogId": "007436865787"
}
]
}
For more information, see `Defining Tables in the AWS Glue Data Catalog <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/tables-described.html>`__ in the *AWS Glue Developer Guide*.