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Tablestore:Operations on data tables

Last Updated:Jun 17, 2026

The Wide Column model of Tablestore uses data tables to store data. You can call the following API operations to manage data tables.

API operations

The following table lists the API operations for data table management.

Item

API

Description

Create a data table

CreateTable

Creates a data table. You must specify the schema and configuration of the data table.

Query the names of tables

ListTable

Queries the names of all data tables in the current instance.

Query information about a table

DescribeTable

Queries information about a table, such as the schema and configuration.

Update a data table

UpdateTable

Updates the configuration of a table, such as the time to live (TTL) and max versions.

Delete a data table

DeleteTable

Deletes a data table that you no longer need. You must specify the table name.

Divide data in a table into several logical splits

ComputeSplitPointsBySize

Divides data in a table into logical splits of approximately equal size and returns the split points and host information for each split.