Returns information about the table, including the current status of the table, when it was created, the primary key schema, and any indexes on the table.
 Declaration Syntax
 Declaration Syntax| C# | 
public DescribeTableResponse DescribeTable( DescribeTableRequest describeTableRequest )
 Parameters
 Parameters- describeTableRequest (DescribeTableRequest)
- Container for the necessary parameters to execute the DescribeTable service method on AmazonDynamoDBv2.
 Return Value
 Return ValueThe response from the DescribeTable service method, as returned by AmazonDynamoDBv2.
 Examples
 ExamplesThis example shows how to get a description for an existing table.
 CopyDescribeTable sample
CopyDescribeTable sample// Create a client AmazonDynamoDBClient client = new AmazonDynamoDBClient(); // Create DescribeTable request DescribeTableRequest request = new DescribeTableRequest { TableName = "SampleTable" }; // Issue DescribeTable request and retrieve the table description TableDescription tableDescription = client.DescribeTable(request).DescribeTableResult.Table; // View new table properties Console.WriteLine("Table name: {0}", tableDescription.TableName); Console.WriteLine("Creation time: {0}", tableDescription.CreationDateTime); Console.WriteLine("Item count: {0}", tableDescription.ItemCount); Console.WriteLine("Table size (bytes): {0}", tableDescription.TableSizeBytes); Console.WriteLine("Table status: {0}", tableDescription.TableStatus); // List table key schema List<KeySchemaElement> tableSchema = tableDescription.KeySchema; for (int i = 0; i < tableSchema.Count; i++) { KeySchemaElement element = tableSchema[i]; Console.WriteLine("Key: Name = {0}, KeyType = {1}", element.AttributeName, element.KeyType); } // List attribute definitions List<AttributeDefinition> attributeDefinitions = tableDescription.AttributeDefinitions; for (int i = 0; i < attributeDefinitions.Count; i++) { AttributeDefinition definition = attributeDefinitions[i]; Console.WriteLine("Attribute: Name = {0}, Type = {1}", definition.AttributeName, definition.AttributeType); } Console.WriteLine("Throughput: Reads = {0}, Writes = {1}", tableDescription.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits, tableDescription.ProvisionedThroughput.WriteCapacityUnits);
 Exceptions
 Exceptions| Exception | Condition | 
|---|---|
| ResourceNotFoundException | |
| InternalServerErrorException |