Overview

A table is a collection of related data organized in tabular format; consisting of columns and rows.

Object Definition Schema

Schema ID: 3

Field Name	Protobuf Type	Description	Required?	Default
name	string	A user-friendly name of this table	Yes
schema	Schema	Schema of the table, see Table Schema	Yes
distribution_keys	repeated uint32	The list of column IDs that are distribution keys	No
sort_keys	repeated uint32	The list of column IDs that are sort keys	No
primary_keys	repeated uint32	The list of column IDs that are primary keys	No
unique_keys	repeated uint32	The list of column IDs that are not primary key but are unique	No
watermark_keys	repeated uint32	The list of columns IDs that are used as watermark columns, see Upsert	No
table_type	string	Table type, see Table Type	No	MANAGED
format_properties	map	Free form format-specific key-value string properties, e.g. Apache Iceberg	No
properties	map	Free form user-defined key-value string properties	No