Queries the basic information about a metatable.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes GetMetaTableBasicInfo

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to GetMetaTableBasicInfo.

TableGuid String Yes odps.engine_name.table_name

The globally unique identifier (GUID) of the MaxCompute table. Specify the GUID in the odps.projectName.tableName format.

ClusterId String No abc

The ID of the E-MapReduce (EMR) cluster. This parameter is required only if you set the DataSourceType parameter to emr.

You can log on to the EMR console to obtain the ID of the EMR cluster.

DatabaseName String No abc

The name of the metadatabase. This parameter is required only if you set the DataSourceType parameter to emr.

You can call the ListMetaDB operation to query the name of the metadatabase.

TableName String No abc

The name of the metatable in the EMR cluster. This parameter is required only if you set the DataSourceType parameter to emr.

You can call the GetMetaDBTableList operation to query the name of the metatable.

DataSourceType String No emr

The type of the data source. Valid values: odps and emr.

Extension Boolean No false

Specifies whether to include extended fields in query results.

The extended fields include ReadCount, FavoriteCount, and ViewCount.

This parameter takes effect only if you set the DataSourceType parameter to odps.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
HttpStatusCode Integer 200

The HTTP status code returned.

ErrorMessage String The connection does not exist.

The error message returned.

RequestId String 0bc1411515937

The ID of the request.

Success Boolean true

Indicates whether the request was successful.

ErrorCode String Invalid.Tenant.ConnectionNotExists

The error code returned.

Data Object

The business data returned.

TableName String table_name

The name of the metatable.

FavoriteCount Long 6

The number of times the metatable was added to a favorite list. This parameter is returned only if you set the Extension parameter to true and takes effect only if you set the DataSourceType parameter to odps.

Comment String test table

The comment of the metatable.

ColumnCount Integer 3

The number of fields.

CreateTime Long 1589870294000

The time when the metatable was created.

ProjectId Long 232

The ID of the workspace.

OwnerId String 123

The ID of the metatable owner.

EnvType Integer 1

The type of the environment. Valid values:

  • 0: development environment
  • 1: production environment
DatabaseName String abc

The name of the metadatabase.

IsVisible Integer 1

The scope in which the metatable is visible. Valid values:

  • 0: The metatable is visible to workspace members.
  • 1: The metatable is visible to users within the tenant.
  • 2: The metatable is visible to all tenants.
  • 3: The metatable is visible only to the metatable owner.
TableGuid String odps.engine_name.table_name

The GUID of the metatable.

ReadCount Long 3

The number of times the metatable was read. This parameter is returned only if you set the Extension parameter to true and takes effect only if you set the DataSourceType parameter to odps.

ClusterId String abc

The ID of the EMR cluster.

IsPartitionTable Boolean true

Indicates whether the metatable is a partitioned table. Valid values:

  • true: The metatable is a partitioned table.
  • false: The metatable is a non-partitioned table.
IsView Boolean false

Indicates whether the metatable is a view. Valid values:

  • true: The metatable is a view.
  • false: The metatable is not a view.
LifeCycle Integer 5

The lifecycle of the metatable. Unit: days.

ProjectName String test

The name of the workspace.

ViewCount Long 2

The number of times the metatable was viewed. This parameter is returned only if you set the Extension parameter to true and takes effect only if you set the DataSourceType parameter to odps.

LastAccessTime Long 1589870294000

The time when the metatable was last accessed.

DataSize Long 10

The size of storage space that is occupied by the metatable. Unit: bytes.

LastModifyTime Long 1589870294000

The time when the metatable was last updated.

LastDdlTime Long 1589870294000

The time when the schema of the metatable was last changed.

PartitionKeys String ab

The partition key of the Hive metatable.

Location String hdfs://

The storage path of the Hive metadatabase.

Caption String Display name

The display name of the metatable.

TenantId Long 12345

The ID of the tenant.

Schema String default

The schema information of the metatable. This parameter is returned only if you enable the table schema in MaxCompute.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://[Endpoint]/?Action=GetMetaTableBasicInfo
&TableGuid=odps.engine_name.table_name
&ClusterId=abc
&DatabaseName=abc
&TableName=abc
&DataSourceType=emr
&Extension=false
&Common request parameters

Sample success responses

XML format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/xml

<GetMetaTableBasicInfoResponse>
    <HttpStatusCode>200</HttpStatusCode>
    <ErrorMessage>The connection does not exist.</ErrorMessage>
    <RequestId>0bc1411515937</RequestId>
    <Success>true</Success>
    <ErrorCode>Invalid.Tenant.ConnectionNotExists</ErrorCode>
    <Data>
        <TableName>table_name</TableName>
        <FavoriteCount>6</FavoriteCount>
        <Comment>test table</Comment>
        <ColumnCount>3</ColumnCount>
        <CreateTime>1589870294000</CreateTime>
        <ProjectId>232</ProjectId>
        <OwnerId>123</OwnerId>
        <EnvType>1</EnvType>
        <DatabaseName>abc</DatabaseName>
        <IsVisible>1</IsVisible>
        <TableGuid>odps.engine_name.table_name</TableGuid>
        <ReadCount>3</ReadCount>
        <ClusterId>abc</ClusterId>
        <IsPartitionTable>true</IsPartitionTable>
        <IsView>false</IsView>
        <LifeCycle>5</LifeCycle>
        <ProjectName>test</ProjectName>
        <ViewCount>2</ViewCount>
        <LastAccessTime>1589870294000</LastAccessTime>
        <DataSize>10</DataSize>
        <LastModifyTime>1589870294000</LastModifyTime>
        <LastDdlTime>1589870294000</LastDdlTime>
        <PartitionKeys>ab</PartitionKeys>
        <Location>hdfs://</Location>
        <Caption>Display name</Caption>
        <TenantId>12345</TenantId>
        <Schema>default</Schema>
    </Data>
</GetMetaTableBasicInfoResponse>

JSON format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json

{
  "HttpStatusCode" : 200,
  "ErrorMessage" : "The connection does not exist.",
  "RequestId" : "0bc1411515937",
  "Success" : true,
  "ErrorCode" : "Invalid.Tenant.ConnectionNotExists",
  "Data" : {
    "TableName" : "table_name",
    "FavoriteCount" : 6,
    "Comment" : "test table",
    "ColumnCount" : 3,
    "CreateTime" : 1589870294000,
    "ProjectId" : 232,
    "OwnerId" : 123,
    "EnvType" : 1,
    "DatabaseName" : "abc",
    "IsVisible" : 1,
    "TableGuid" : "odps.engine_name.table_name",
    "ReadCount" : 3,
    "ClusterId" : "abc",
    "IsPartitionTable" : true,
    "IsView" : false,
    "LifeCycle" : 5,
    "ProjectName" : "test",
    "ViewCount" : 2,
    "LastAccessTime" : 1589870294000,
    "DataSize" : 10,
    "LastModifyTime" : 1589870294000,
    "LastDdlTime" : 1589870294000,
    "PartitionKeys" : "ab",
    "Location" : "hdfs://",
    "Caption" : "Display name",
    "TenantId" : 12345,
    "Schema" : "default"
  }
}

Error codes

HTTP status code Error code Error message Description
400 Invalid.Meta.TableNotExist The table does not exist. The error message returned because the metatable does not exist.
400 InvalidParameter.Meta.CommonError The specified parameter is invalid. The error message returned because the values specified for one or more request parameters are invalid.
400 InvalidParameter.Meta.Illegal The app guid parameter is invalid. The error message returned because the values specified for one or more parameters of the application are invalid.
400 InvalidParameter.Meta.IllegalDate The date format is invalid. The error message returned because the date format is invalid.
400 InvalidParameter.Meta.IllegalPageError The parameter for paging is invalid. The error message returned because the value of the parameter for paging is invalid.
400 InvalidParameter.Meta.NotExist The object does not exist. The error message returned because the object you query does not exist.
400 InternalError.UserId.Missing An internal system error occurred. Try again later. The error message returned because an internal error has occurred. Try again later.
400 InternalError.Meta.NoCalcEngine An error occurred while retrieving the compute engine based on the MaxCompute project. The error message returned because the system has failed to obtain the compute engine instance based on the specified MaxCompute project.
403 Forbidden.Meta.NoTenant The user is not the owner of any tenants. The error message returned because the current user is not a tenant owner.
403 Forbidden.Access Access is forbidden. Please first activate DataWorks Enterprise Edition or Flagship Edition. The error message returned because you are not allowed to perform this operation. Activate DataWorks Enterprise Edition or DataWorks Ultimate Edition.
429 Throttling.Api The request for this resource has exceeded your available limit. The error message returned because the number of requests for the resource has exceeded the upper limit.
429 Throttling.Api.Risk The request for this resource has exceeded your daily available limit. The error message returned because the number of requests per day for the resource has exceeded the upper limit.
429 Throttling.System The DataWorks system is busy. Try again later. The error message returned because the DataWorks system is busy. Try again later.
429 Throttling.User Your request is too frequent. Try again later. The error message returned because excessive requests have been submitted within a short period of time. Try again later.
500 InternalError.System An internal system error occurred. Try again later. The error message returned because an internal error has occurred. Try again later.
500 InternalError.Meta.TenantTimeOut Failed to connect to the interface network. The error message returned because the network cannot be connected.
500 InternalError.Meta.Unknown An unknown error occurred while processing your request. The error message returned because an unknown error has occurred.

For a list of error codes, visit the API Error Center.

For more information about the example on how to use the GetMetaTableBasicInfo operation, see Examples of DataWorks API operations.