SHOW COLUMNS

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The SHOW COLUMNS statement shows details about columns in a table, including each column's name, type, default value, and whether or not it's nullable.

Required privileges

The user must have any privilege on the target table.

Synopsis

SHOW COLUMNS FROM table_name

Parameters

Parameter Description
table_name The name of the table for which to show columns.

Response

The following fields are returned for each column.

Field Description
column_name The name of the column.
data_type The data type of the column.
is_nullable Whether or not the column accepts NULL. Possible values: true or false.
column_default The default value for the column, or an expression that evaluates to a default value.
generation_expression The expression used for a computed column.
indices The list of indexes that the column is involved in, as an array.
is_hidden Whether or not the column is hidden. Possible values: true or false.

Examples

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> CREATE TABLE orders (
    id INT PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT unique_rowid(),
    date TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
    priority INT DEFAULT 1,
    customer_id INT UNIQUE,
    status STRING DEFAULT 'open',
    CHECK (priority BETWEEN 1 AND 5),
    CHECK (status in ('open', 'in progress', 'done', 'cancelled')),
    FAMILY (id, date, priority, customer_id, status)
);
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> SHOW COLUMNS FROM orders;
  column_name | data_type | is_nullable | column_default  | generation_expression |               indices                | is_hidden
+-------------+-----------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+--------------------------------------+-----------+
  id          | INT       |    false    | unique_rowid()  |                       | {"primary","orders_customer_id_key"} |   false
  date        | TIMESTAMP |    false    | NULL            |                       | {}                                   |   false
  priority    | INT       |    true     | 1:::INT         |                       | {}                                   |   false
  customer_id | INT       |    true     | NULL            |                       | {"orders_customer_id_key"}           |   false
  status      | STRING    |    true     | 'open':::STRING |                       | {}                                   |   false
(5 rows)
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> CREATE TABLE foo (x INT);
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> SHOW COLUMNS FROM foo;
  column_name | data_type | is_nullable | column_default | generation_expression |   indices   | is_hidden
+-------------+-----------+-------------+----------------+-----------------------+-------------+-----------+
  x           | INT       |    true     | NULL           |                       | {}          |   false
  rowid       | INT       |    false    | unique_rowid() |                       | {"primary"} |   true
(2 rows)

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