The Wide Column model of Tablestore uses data tables to store data. This topic describes the API operations that you can call to perform operations on data tables.
API operations
The following table describes the API operations that you can call to perform operations on data tables.
Item | API | Description |
Create a data table | You can create a data table. When you create a data table, you must specify the schema information and configuration information about the data table. | |
Query the names of tables | You can query the names of all data tables in the current instance. | |
Query information about a table | You can query information about a table. For example, you can query the schema information and configuration information about a table. | |
Update a data table | You can update the configuration information about a table. For example, you can update the time to live (TTL) and max versions of a table. | |
Delete a data table | You can delete a data table that you no longer require. When you delete a data table, you must specify the name of the table. | |
Divide data in a table into several logical splits | You can divide data in a table into several logical splits whose sizes are approximately the same as the specified value and return the split points between the splits and the information about hosts on which the splits reside. |