For similar capabilities to Amazon Timestream for LiveAnalytics, consider Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB. It offers simplified data ingestion and single-digit millisecond query response times for real-time analytics. Learn more [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//timestream/latest/developerguide/timestream-for-influxdb.html).

# DescribeTable
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Returns information about the table, including the table name, database name, retention duration of the memory store and the magnetic store. [Service quotas apply](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/ts-limits.html). See [code sample](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/code-samples.describe-table.html) for details. 

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "DatabaseName": "string",
   "TableName": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [DatabaseName](#API_DescribeTable_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="timestream-DescribeTable-request-DatabaseName"></a>
The name of the Timestream database.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: Yes

 ** [TableName](#API_DescribeTable_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="timestream-DescribeTable-request-TableName"></a>
The name of the Timestream table.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "Table": { 
      "Arn": "string",
      "CreationTime": number,
      "DatabaseName": "string",
      "LastUpdatedTime": number,
      "MagneticStoreWriteProperties": { 
         "EnableMagneticStoreWrites": boolean,
         "MagneticStoreRejectedDataLocation": { 
            "S3Configuration": { 
               "BucketName": "string",
               "EncryptionOption": "string",
               "KmsKeyId": "string",
               "ObjectKeyPrefix": "string"
            }
         }
      },
      "RetentionProperties": { 
         "MagneticStoreRetentionPeriodInDays": number,
         "MemoryStoreRetentionPeriodInHours": number
      },
      "Schema": { 
         "CompositePartitionKey": [ 
            { 
               "EnforcementInRecord": "string",
               "Name": "string",
               "Type": "string"
            }
         ]
      },
      "TableName": "string",
      "TableStatus": "string"
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [Table](#API_DescribeTable_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="timestream-DescribeTable-response-Table"></a>
The Timestream table.  
Type: [Table](API_Table.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You are not authorized to perform this action.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InternalServerException **   
 Timestream was unable to fully process this request because of an internal server error.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidEndpointException **   
The requested endpoint was not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The operation tried to access a nonexistent resource. The resource might not be specified correctly, or its status might not be ACTIVE.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ThrottlingException **   
 Too many requests were made by a user and they exceeded the service quotas. The request was throttled.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ValidationException **   
 An invalid or malformed request.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DescribeTable) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DescribeTable) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DescribeTable) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DescribeTable) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DescribeTable) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DescribeTable) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DescribeTable) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DescribeTable) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DescribeTable) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/timestream-write-2018-11-01/DescribeTable)