GET /v1/tables/{id}

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.root}: {table.name.root}")

# 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"]
)

import org.openmetadata.schema.entity.data.Table;

// client is an initialized OpenMetadataClient.

// Get by ID
Table table = client.tables().get("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890");

// Get by fully qualified name
Table tableByName = client.tables().getByName("snowflake_prod.analytics.public.customers");

# 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}"

{
  "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"
}

GET

tables

{id}

GET /v1/tables/{id}

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.root}: {table.name.root}")

# 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"]
)

import org.openmetadata.schema.entity.data.Table;

// client is an initialized OpenMetadataClient.

// Get by ID
Table table = client.tables().get("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890");

// Get by fully qualified name
Table tableByName = client.tables().getByName("snowflake_prod.analytics.public.customers");

# 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}"

{
  "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"
}

Retrieve a Table

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

Get by ID

string

required

UUID of the table to retrieve.

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.

string

default:"non-deleted"

Include all, deleted, or non-deleted entities.

Get by Fully Qualified Name

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

string

required

Fully qualified name of the table, for example snowflake_prod.analytics.public.customers.

string

default:"non-deleted"

Include all, deleted, or non-deleted entities.

GET /v1/tables/{id}

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.root}: {table.name.root}")

# 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"]
)

import org.openmetadata.schema.entity.data.Table;

// client is an initialized OpenMetadataClient.

// Get by ID
Table table = client.tables().get("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890");

// Get by fully qualified name
Table tableByName = client.tables().getByName("snowflake_prod.analytics.public.customers");

# 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}"

{
  "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"
}

Returns

Returns a table object with all requested fields populated.

Response

string

Unique identifier for the table (UUID format).

string

Table name.

string

Fully qualified name in format service.database.schema.table.

string

Human-readable display name.

string

Description of the table in Markdown format.

string

Type of table.

array

Column definitions with fully qualified names.

object

Reference to the parent database schema.

object

Reference to the parent database service.

string

Type of database service.

number

Version number for the entity.

integer

Time the table was created in OpenMetadata, in Unix epoch milliseconds. Set by the server and kept on later updates.

string

User or bot that created the table in OpenMetadata. Set by the server. The same two fields are on chart, container, dashboard, dashboard data model, database, database schema, metric, machine learning (ML) model, pipeline, query, topic, role, team, and user.

array

List of owners. Only included when fields contains owners.

array

Classification tags. Only included when fields contains tags.

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

API Reference

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Main Concepts

Retrieve a Table

Retrieve a Table

Get by ID

Get by Fully Qualified Name

Returns

Response

Error Handling