metadata

id: duckdb-table-info
title: Table Info
slug: duckdb-table-info-query
description: Get detailed information about a table's structure
code: |
  -- Returns detailed information about a table's structure
  -- Use this to get the column names, types, and other details
  PRAGMA table_info('table_name');

DuckDB Table Info Query

This snippet demonstrates how to use the PRAGMA table_info function in DuckDB to get detailedinformation about a specific table's structure.

Try out this query here

-- Returns detailed information about a table's structure
-- Use this to get the column names, types, and other details
PRAGMA table_info('table_name');

Example Output

cid	name	type	notnull	dflt_value	pk
0	id	VARCHAR	false	null	false
1	conversations	STRUCT("from" VARCHAR, "value" VARCHAR)[]	false	null	false
2	category	VARCHAR	false	null	false
3	subcategory	VARCHAR	false	null	false
4	task	VARCHAR	false	null	false

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