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 IDs for columns that are used as the distribution key	No
sort_keys	repeated uint32	The list of IDs for columns that are used as sort key	No
primary_key	repeated uint32	The list of IDs for columns that are used as primary key	No
unique_columns	repeated uint32	The list of IDs for columns that are not used as primary key but are unique	No
watermark_key	repeated uint32	The list of IDs for columns that are used as watermark key, see Upsert	No
tombstone_key	uint32	The column ID that is used as the tombstone key, see Upsert
tombstone_string_key_value	string	If tombstone key column is of type char or varchar, the string value that represents the delete marker
table_type	string	Table type, see Table Type	No	MANAGED
table_format	string	The format of the table, which decides the usage of format_properties. Currently ICEBERG is the only option.	Yes
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