DynamoDB / Client / list_tables

list_tables

DynamoDB.Client.list_tables(**kwargs)

Returns an array of table names associated with the current account and endpoint. The output from ListTables is paginated, with each page returning a maximum of 100 table names.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.list_tables(
    ExclusiveStartTableName='string',
    Limit=123
)
Parameters:

  • ExclusiveStartTableName (string) – The first table name that this operation will evaluate. Use the value that was returned for LastEvaluatedTableName in a previous operation, so that you can obtain the next page of results.

  • Limit (integer) – A maximum number of table names to return. If this parameter is not specified, the limit is 100.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'TableNames': [
        'string',
    ],
    'LastEvaluatedTableName': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    Represents the output of a ListTables operation.

    • TableNames (list) –

      The names of the tables associated with the current account at the current endpoint. The maximum size of this array is 100.

      If LastEvaluatedTableName also appears in the output, you can use this value as the ExclusiveStartTableName parameter in a subsequent ListTables request and obtain the next page of results.

      • (string) –

    • LastEvaluatedTableName (string) –

      The name of the last table in the current page of results. Use this value as the ExclusiveStartTableName in a new request to obtain the next page of results, until all the table names are returned.

      If you do not receive a LastEvaluatedTableName value in the response, this means that there are no more table names to be retrieved.

Exceptions

Examples

This example lists all of the tables associated with the current AWS account and endpoint.

response = client.list_tables(
)

print(response)

Expected Output:

{
    'TableNames': [
        'Forum',
        'ProductCatalog',
        'Reply',
        'Thread',
    ],
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}