> ## Documentation Index
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# Retrieve a Table

> Get a table by ID or fully qualified name

# Retrieve a Table

Get a single table by its unique ID or fully qualified name.

## Get by ID

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the table to retrieve.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="fields" type="string">
  Comma-separated list of fields to include. Valid fields: `tableConstraints`, `tablePartition`, `usageSummary`, `owners`, `customMetrics`, `columns`, `sampleData`, `tags`, `followers`, `joins`, `schemaDefinition`, `dataModel`, `extension`, `testSuite`, `domains`, `dataProducts`, `lifeCycle`, `sourceHash`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="include" type="string" default="non-deleted">
  Include `all`, `deleted`, or `non-deleted` entities.
</ParamField>

## Get by Fully Qualified Name

Use `GET /v1/tables/name/{fqn}` to retrieve by fully qualified name.

<ParamField path="fqn" type="string" required>
  Fully qualified name of the table (e.g., `snowflake_prod.analytics.public.customers`).
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="fields" type="string">
  Comma-separated list of fields to include. Valid fields: `tableConstraints`, `tablePartition`, `usageSummary`, `owners`, `customMetrics`, `columns`, `sampleData`, `tags`, `followers`, `joins`, `schemaDefinition`, `dataModel`, `extension`, `testSuite`, `domains`, `dataProducts`, `lifeCycle`, `sourceHash`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="include" type="string" default="non-deleted">
  Include `all`, `deleted`, or `non-deleted` entities.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample dropdown>
  ```python GET /v1/tables/{id} theme={null}
  from metadata.sdk import configure
  from metadata.sdk.entities import Tables

  configure(
      host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
      jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
  )

  # Get by ID
  table = Tables.retrieve("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890")
  print(f"{table.fullyQualifiedName}: {table.description}")

  # Get by ID with fields
  table = Tables.retrieve(
      "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
      fields=["columns", "tags", "owners", "usageSummary"]
  )

  # Get by fully qualified name
  table = Tables.retrieve_by_name("snowflake_prod.analytics.public.customers")

  # Get by name with fields
  table = Tables.retrieve_by_name(
      "snowflake_prod.analytics.public.customers",
      fields=["columns", "tags", "owners"]
  )
  ```

  ```java GET /v1/tables/{id} theme={null}
  import static org.openmetadata.sdk.fluent.Tables.*;

  // Get by ID
  Table table = Tables.retrieve("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890");

  // Get by fully qualified name
  Table table = Tables.retrieveByName("snowflake_prod.analytics.public.customers");
  ```

  ```bash GET /v1/tables/{id} theme={null}
  # Get by ID
  curl "{base_url}/api/v1/tables/455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Get by ID with fields
  curl "{base_url}/api/v1/tables/455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3?fields=columns,tags,owners,usageSummary" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Get by fully qualified name
  curl "{base_url}/api/v1/tables/name/sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.agent_performance_summary" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Get by name with fields
  curl "{base_url}/api/v1/tables/name/sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.agent_performance_summary?fields=columns,tags,owners" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": "455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3",
    "name": "agent_performance_summary",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.agent_performance_summary",
    "description": "Summary of agent performance metrics derived from multiple tables including ssot_utilization_detail for comprehensive reporting.",
    "version": 0.1,
    "updatedAt": 1769982651320,
    "updatedBy": "admin",
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/tables/455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3",
    "tableType": "Regular",
    "columns": [
      {
        "name": "agent_id",
        "dataType": "VARCHAR",
        "dataLength": 100,
        "dataTypeDisplay": "varchar",
        "description": "Agent identifier",
        "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.agent_performance_summary.agent_id",
        "tags": [],
        "ordinalPosition": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "performance_score",
        "dataType": "DECIMAL",
        "dataTypeDisplay": "decimal",
        "description": "Overall performance score",
        "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify.agent_performance_summary.performance_score",
        "tags": [],
        "ordinalPosition": 2
      }
    ],
    "owners": [],
    "databaseSchema": {
      "id": "4dd30184-009c-4792-b296-9562eaed651f",
      "type": "databaseSchema",
      "name": "shopify",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_data.ecommerce_db.shopify",
      "description": "This **mock** database contains schema related to shopify sales and orders with related dimension tables.",
      "displayName": "shopify",
      "deleted": false,
      "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databaseSchemas/4dd30184-009c-4792-b296-9562eaed651f"
    },
    "database": {
      "id": "0be090de-0941-48c4-af49-a6157c91cda0",
      "type": "database",
      "name": "ecommerce_db",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_data.ecommerce_db",
      "description": "This **mock** database contains schemas related to shopify sales and orders with related dimension tables.",
      "displayName": "ecommerce_db",
      "deleted": false,
      "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databases/0be090de-0941-48c4-af49-a6157c91cda0"
    },
    "service": {
      "id": "fd2193af-fe09-4366-92b7-1e0d01cd8c09",
      "type": "databaseService",
      "name": "sample_data",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "sample_data",
      "displayName": "sample_data",
      "deleted": false,
      "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/services/databaseServices/fd2193af-fe09-4366-92b7-1e0d01cd8c09"
    },
    "serviceType": "BigQuery",
    "tags": [],
    "deleted": false,
    "domains": [],
    "processedLineage": false,
    "entityStatus": "Unprocessed"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

***

## Returns

Returns a table object with all requested fields populated.

## Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  Unique identifier for the table (UUID format).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="name" type="string">
  Table name.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="fullyQualifiedName" type="string">
  Fully qualified name in format `service.database.schema.table`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="displayName" type="string">
  Human-readable display name.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="description" type="string">
  Description of the table in Markdown format.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="tableType" type="string">
  Type of table.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="columns" type="array">
  Column definitions with fully qualified names.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="databaseSchema" type="object">
  Reference to the parent database schema.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="service" type="object">
  Reference to the parent database service.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="serviceType" type="string">
  Type of database service.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="version" type="number">
  Version number for the entity.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="owners" type="array" optional>
  List of owners. Only included when `fields` contains `owners`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="tags" type="array" optional>
  Classification tags. Only included when `fields` contains `tags`.
</ResponseField>

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## Error Handling

| Code  | Error Type     | Description                               |
| ----- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `401` | `UNAUTHORIZED` | Invalid or missing authentication token   |
| `403` | `FORBIDDEN`    | User lacks permission to view this table  |
| `404` | `NOT_FOUND`    | Table with given ID or FQN does not exist |