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create-table¶

Description¶

Creates a new table definition in the Data Catalog.

Synopsis¶

  create-table
[--catalog-id <value>]
--database-name <value>
[--name <value>]
--table-input <value>
[--partition-indexes <value>]
[--transaction-id <value>]
[--open-table-format-input <value>]
[--cli-input-json <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]

Options¶

--catalog-id (string)

The ID of the Data Catalog in which to create the Table . If none is supplied, the Amazon Web Services account ID is used by default.

--database-name (string)

The catalog database in which to create the new table. For Hive compatibility, this name is entirely lowercase.

--name (string)

The unique identifier for the table within the specified database that will be created in the Glue Data Catalog.

--table-input (structure)

The TableInput object that defines the metadata table to create in the catalog.

Name -> (string)

The table name. For Hive compatibility, this is folded to lowercase when it is stored.

Description -> (string)

A description of the table.

Owner -> (string)

The table owner. Included for Apache Hive compatibility. Not used in the normal course of Glue operations.

LastAccessTime -> (timestamp)

The last time that the table was accessed.

LastAnalyzedTime -> (timestamp)

The last time that column statistics were computed for this table.

Retention -> (integer)

The retention time for this table.

StorageDescriptor -> (structure)

A storage descriptor containing information about the physical storage of this table.

Columns -> (list)

A list of the Columns in the table.

(structure)

A column in a Table .

Name -> (string)

The name of the Column .

Type -> (string)

The data type of the Column .

Comment -> (string)

A free-form text comment.

Parameters -> (map)

These key-value pairs define properties associated with the column.

key -> (string)

value -> (string)

Location -> (string)

The physical location of the table. By default, this takes the form of the warehouse location, followed by the database location in the warehouse, followed by the table name.

AdditionalLocations -> (list)

A list of locations that point to the path where a Delta table is located.

(string)

InputFormat -> (string)

The input format: SequenceFileInputFormat (binary), or TextInputFormat , or a custom format.

OutputFormat -> (string)

The output format: SequenceFileOutputFormat (binary), or IgnoreKeyTextOutputFormat , or a custom format.

Compressed -> (boolean)

True if the data in the table is compressed, or False if not.

NumberOfBuckets -> (integer)

Must be specified if the table contains any dimension columns.

SerdeInfo -> (structure)

The serialization/deserialization (SerDe) information.

Name -> (string)

Name of the SerDe.

SerializationLibrary -> (string)

Usually the class that implements the SerDe. An example is org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.columnar.ColumnarSerDe .

Parameters -> (map)

These key-value pairs define initialization parameters for the SerDe.

key -> (string)

value -> (string)

BucketColumns -> (list)

A list of reducer grouping columns, clustering columns, and bucketing columns in the table.

(string)

SortColumns -> (list)

A list specifying the sort order of each bucket in the table.

(structure)

Specifies the sort order of a sorted column.

Column -> (string)

The name of the column.

SortOrder -> (integer)

Indicates that the column is sorted in ascending order (== 1 ), or in descending order (==0 ).

Parameters -> (map)

The user-supplied properties in key-value form.

key -> (string)

value -> (string)

SkewedInfo -> (structure)

The information about values that appear frequently in a column (skewed values).

SkewedColumnNames -> (list)

A list of names of columns that contain skewed values.

(string)

SkewedColumnValues -> (list)

A list of values that appear so frequently as to be considered skewed.

(string)

SkewedColumnValueLocationMaps -> (map)

A mapping of skewed values to the columns that contain them.

key -> (string)

value -> (string)

StoredAsSubDirectories -> (boolean)

True if the table data is stored in subdirectories, or False if not.

SchemaReference -> (structure)

An object that references a schema stored in the Glue Schema Registry.

When creating a table, you can pass an empty list of columns for the schema, and instead use a schema reference.

SchemaId -> (structure)

A structure that contains schema identity fields. Either this or the SchemaVersionId has to be provided.

SchemaArn -> (string)

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the schema. One of SchemaArn or SchemaName has to be provided.

SchemaName -> (string)

The name of the schema. One of SchemaArn or SchemaName has to be provided.

RegistryName -> (string)

The name of the schema registry that contains the schema.

SchemaVersionId -> (string)

The unique ID assigned to a version of the schema. Either this or the SchemaId has to be provided.

SchemaVersionNumber -> (long)

The version number of the schema.

PartitionKeys -> (list)

A list of columns by which the table is partitioned. Only primitive types are supported as partition keys.

When you create a table used by Amazon Athena, and you do not specify any partitionKeys , you must at least set the value of partitionKeys to an empty list. For example:

"PartitionKeys": []

(structure)

A column in a Table .

Name -> (string)

The name of the Column .

Type -> (string)

The data type of the Column .

Comment -> (string)

A free-form text comment.

Parameters -> (map)

These key-value pairs define properties associated with the column.

key -> (string)

value -> (string)

ViewOriginalText -> (string)

Included for Apache Hive compatibility. Not used in the normal course of Glue operations. If the table is a VIRTUAL_VIEW , certain Athena configuration encoded in base64.

ViewExpandedText -> (string)

Included for Apache Hive compatibility. Not used in the normal course of Glue operations.

TableType -> (string)

The type of this table. Glue will create tables with the EXTERNAL_TABLE type. Other services, such as Athena, may create tables with additional table types.

Glue related table types:

EXTERNAL_TABLE

Hive compatible attribute - indicates a non-Hive managed table.

GOVERNED

Used by Lake Formation. The Glue Data Catalog understands GOVERNED .

Parameters -> (map)

These key-value pairs define properties associated with the table.

key -> (string)

value -> (string)

TargetTable -> (structure)

A TableIdentifier structure that describes a target table for resource linking.

CatalogId -> (string)

The ID of the Data Catalog in which the table resides.

DatabaseName -> (string)

The name of the catalog database that contains the target table.

Name -> (string)

The name of the target table.

Region -> (string)

Region of the target table.

ViewDefinition -> (structure)

A structure that contains all the information that defines the view, including the dialect or dialects for the view, and the query.

IsProtected -> (boolean)

You can set this flag as true to instruct the engine not to push user-provided operations into the logical plan of the view during query planning. However, setting this flag does not guarantee that the engine will comply. Refer to the engine’s documentation to understand the guarantees provided, if any.

Definer -> (string)

The definer of a view in SQL.

Representations -> (list)

A list of structures that contains the dialect of the view, and the query that defines the view.

(structure)

A structure containing details of a representation to update or create a Lake Formation view.

Dialect -> (string)

A parameter that specifies the engine type of a specific representation.

DialectVersion -> (string)

A parameter that specifies the version of the engine of a specific representation.

ViewOriginalText -> (string)

A string that represents the original SQL query that describes the view.

ValidationConnection -> (string)

The name of the connection to be used to validate the specific representation of the view.

ViewExpandedText -> (string)

A string that represents the SQL query that describes the view with expanded resource ARNs

SubObjects -> (list)

A list of base table ARNs that make up the view.

(string)

JSON Syntax:

{
  "Name": "string",
  "Description": "string",
  "Owner": "string",
  "LastAccessTime": timestamp,
  "LastAnalyzedTime": timestamp,
  "Retention": integer,
  "StorageDescriptor": {
    "Columns": [
      {
        "Name": "string",
        "Type": "string",
        "Comment": "string",
        "Parameters": {"string": "string"
          ...}
      }
      ...
    ],
    "Location": "string",
    "AdditionalLocations": ["string", ...],
    "InputFormat": "string",
    "OutputFormat": "string",
    "Compressed": true|false,
    "NumberOfBuckets": integer,
    "SerdeInfo": {
      "Name": "string",
      "SerializationLibrary": "string",
      "Parameters": {"string": "string"
        ...}
    },
    "BucketColumns": ["string", ...],
    "SortColumns": [
      {
        "Column": "string",
        "SortOrder": integer
      }
      ...
    ],
    "Parameters": {"string": "string"
      ...},
    "SkewedInfo": {
      "SkewedColumnNames": ["string", ...],
      "SkewedColumnValues": ["string", ...],
      "SkewedColumnValueLocationMaps": {"string": "string"
        ...}
    },
    "StoredAsSubDirectories": true|false,
    "SchemaReference": {
      "SchemaId": {
        "SchemaArn": "string",
        "SchemaName": "string",
        "RegistryName": "string"
      },
      "SchemaVersionId": "string",
      "SchemaVersionNumber": long
    }
  },
  "PartitionKeys": [
    {
      "Name": "string",
      "Type": "string",
      "Comment": "string",
      "Parameters": {"string": "string"
        ...}
    }
    ...
  ],
  "ViewOriginalText": "string",
  "ViewExpandedText": "string",
  "TableType": "string",
  "Parameters": {"string": "string"
    ...},
  "TargetTable": {
    "CatalogId": "string",
    "DatabaseName": "string",
    "Name": "string",
    "Region": "string"
  },
  "ViewDefinition": {
    "IsProtected": true|false,
    "Definer": "string",
    "Representations": [
      {
        "Dialect": "REDSHIFT"|"ATHENA"|"SPARK",
        "DialectVersion": "string",
        "ViewOriginalText": "string",
        "ValidationConnection": "string",
        "ViewExpandedText": "string"
      }
      ...
    ],
    "SubObjects": ["string", ...]
  }
}

--partition-indexes (list)

A list of partition indexes, PartitionIndex structures, to create in the table.

(structure)

A structure for a partition index.

Keys -> (list)

The keys for the partition index.

(string)

IndexName -> (string)

The name of the partition index.

Shorthand Syntax:

Keys=string,string,IndexName=string ...

JSON Syntax:

[
  {
    "Keys": ["string", ...],
    "IndexName": "string"
  }
  ...
]

--transaction-id (string)

The ID of the transaction.

--open-table-format-input (structure)

Specifies an OpenTableFormatInput structure when creating an open format table.

IcebergInput -> (structure)

Specifies an IcebergInput structure that defines an Apache Iceberg metadata table.

MetadataOperation -> (string)

A required metadata operation. Can only be set to CREATE .

Version -> (string)

The table version for the Iceberg table. Defaults to 2.

CreateIcebergTableInput -> (structure)

The configuration parameters required to create a new Iceberg table in the Glue Data Catalog, including table properties and metadata specifications.

Location -> (string)

The S3 location where the Iceberg table data will be stored.

Schema -> (structure)

The schema definition that specifies the structure, field types, and metadata for the Iceberg table.

SchemaId -> (integer)

The unique identifier for this schema version within the Iceberg table’s schema evolution history.

IdentifierFieldIds -> (list)

The list of field identifiers that uniquely identify records in the table, used for row-level operations and deduplication.

(integer)

Type -> (string)

The root type of the schema structure, typically “struct” for Iceberg table schemas.

Fields -> (list)

The list of field definitions that make up the table schema, including field names, types, and metadata.

(structure)

Defines a single field within an Iceberg table schema, including its identifier, name, data type, nullability, and documentation.

Id -> (integer)

The unique identifier assigned to this field within the Iceberg table schema, used for schema evolution and field tracking.

Name -> (string)

The name of the field as it appears in the table schema and query operations.

Type -> (document)

The data type definition for this field, specifying the structure and format of the data it contains.

Required -> (boolean)

Indicates whether this field is required (non-nullable) or optional (nullable) in the table schema.

Doc -> (string)

Optional documentation or description text that provides additional context about the purpose and usage of this field.

PartitionSpec -> (structure)

The partitioning specification that defines how the Iceberg table data will be organized and partitioned for optimal query performance.

Fields -> (list)

The list of partition fields that define how the table data should be partitioned, including source fields and their transformations.

(structure)

Defines a single partition field within an Iceberg partition specification, including the source field, transformation function, partition name, and unique identifier.

SourceId -> (integer)

The identifier of the source field from the table schema that this partition field is based on.

Transform -> (string)

The transformation function applied to the source field to create the partition, such as identity, bucket, truncate, year, month, day, or hour.

Name -> (string)

The name of the partition field as it will appear in the partitioned table structure.

FieldId -> (integer)

The unique identifier assigned to this partition field within the Iceberg table’s partition specification.

SpecId -> (integer)

The unique identifier for this partition specification within the Iceberg table’s metadata history.

WriteOrder -> (structure)

The sort order specification that defines how data should be ordered within each partition to optimize query performance.

OrderId -> (integer)

The unique identifier for this sort order specification within the Iceberg table’s metadata.

Fields -> (list)

The list of fields and their sort directions that define the ordering criteria for the Iceberg table data.

(structure)

Defines a single field within an Iceberg sort order specification, including the source field, transformation, sort direction, and null value ordering.

SourceId -> (integer)

The identifier of the source field from the table schema that this sort field is based on.

Transform -> (string)

The transformation function applied to the source field before sorting, such as identity, bucket, or truncate.

Direction -> (string)

The sort direction for this field, either ascending or descending.

NullOrder -> (string)

The ordering behavior for null values in this field, specifying whether nulls should appear first or last in the sort order.

Properties -> (map)

Key-value pairs of additional table properties and configuration settings for the Iceberg table.

key -> (string)

value -> (string)

JSON Syntax:

{
  "IcebergInput": {
    "MetadataOperation": "CREATE",
    "Version": "string",
    "CreateIcebergTableInput": {
      "Location": "string",
      "Schema": {
        "SchemaId": integer,
        "IdentifierFieldIds": [integer, ...],
        "Type": "struct",
        "Fields": [
          {
            "Id": integer,
            "Name": "string",
            "Type": {...},
            "Required": true|false,
            "Doc": "string"
          }
          ...
        ]
      },
      "PartitionSpec": {
        "Fields": [
          {
            "SourceId": integer,
            "Transform": "string",
            "Name": "string",
            "FieldId": integer
          }
          ...
        ],
        "SpecId": integer
      },
      "WriteOrder": {
        "OrderId": integer,
        "Fields": [
          {
            "SourceId": integer,
            "Transform": "string",
            "Direction": "asc"|"desc",
            "NullOrder": "nulls-first"|"nulls-last"
          }
          ...
        ]
      },
      "Properties": {"string": "string"
        ...}
    }
  }
}

--cli-input-json (string) Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

Global Options¶

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command’s default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

json
text
table

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

on
off
auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

Examples¶

Note

To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.

Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .

Example 1: To create a table for a Kinesis data stream

The following create-table example creates a table in the AWS Glue Data Catalog that describes a Kinesis data stream.

aws glue create-table \
    --database-name tempdb \
    --table-input  '{"Name":"test-kinesis-input", "StorageDescriptor":{ \
            "Columns":[ \
                {"Name":"sensorid", "Type":"int"}, \
                {"Name":"currenttemperature", "Type":"int"}, \
                {"Name":"status", "Type":"string"}
            ], \
            "Location":"my-testing-stream", \
            "Parameters":{ \
                "typeOfData":"kinesis","streamName":"my-testing-stream", \
                "kinesisUrl":"https://kinesis.us-east-1.amazonaws.com" \
            }, \
            "SerdeInfo":{ \
                "SerializationLibrary":"org.openx.data.jsonserde.JsonSerDe"} \
        }, \
        "Parameters":{ \
            "classification":"json"} \
        }' \
    --profile my-profile \
    --endpoint https://glue.us-east-1.amazonaws.com

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Defining Tables in the AWS Glue Data Catalog in the AWS Glue Developer Guide.

Example 2: To create a table for a Kafka data store

The following create-table example creates a table in the AWS Glue Data Catalog that describes a Kafka data store.

aws glue create-table \
    --database-name tempdb \
    --table-input  '{"Name":"test-kafka-input", "StorageDescriptor":{ \
            "Columns":[ \
                {"Name":"sensorid", "Type":"int"}, \
                {"Name":"currenttemperature", "Type":"int"}, \
                {"Name":"status", "Type":"string"}
            ], \
            "Location":"glue-topic", \
            "Parameters":{ \
                "typeOfData":"kafka","topicName":"glue-topic", \
                "connectionName":"my-kafka-connection"
            }, \
            "SerdeInfo":{ \
                "SerializationLibrary":"org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.OpenCSVSerde"} \
        }, \
        "Parameters":{ \
            "separatorChar":","} \
        }' \
    --profile my-profile \
    --endpoint https://glue.us-east-1.amazonaws.com

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Defining Tables in the AWS Glue Data Catalog in the AWS Glue Developer Guide.

Example 3: To create a table for a AWS S3 data store

The following create-table example creates a table in the AWS Glue Data Catalog that describes a AWS Simple Storage Service (AWS S3) data store.

aws glue create-table \
    --database-name tempdb \
    --table-input  '{"Name":"s3-output", "StorageDescriptor":{ \
            "Columns":[ \
                {"Name":"s1", "Type":"string"}, \
                {"Name":"s2", "Type":"int"}, \
                {"Name":"s3", "Type":"string"}
            ], \
            "Location":"s3://bucket-path/", \
            "SerdeInfo":{ \
                "SerializationLibrary":"org.openx.data.jsonserde.JsonSerDe"} \
        }, \
        "Parameters":{ \
            "classification":"json"} \
        }' \
    --profile my-profile \
    --endpoint https://glue.us-east-1.amazonaws.com

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Defining Tables in the AWS Glue Data Catalog in the AWS Glue Developer Guide.

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