Describe a Table's Metadata
Description
Returns metadata for a named table in the repository. Information in the response includes the table coordinate reference system, bounding box, columns and their types, and geohash index details (scale and precision).
ACL Authorization Flow
To return metadata for a single named table in the repository, the user (or any roles they belong to) will need Execute permission on the named table in the following manner:
- “EXECUTE” for entity type “Location Intelligence.Named Resources”
HTTP GET URL Format
The following format is used for HTTP GET requests:
HTTP GET /tables/tablename/metadata.rep
Parameters
For information on the parameter types listed below, see Request URL Data Types.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| tablename | String | yes | The name of the table to return metadata. The table is specified by a Regex for the
named table to render based on the location of the named table in
the repository. The name of the named table is defined between the
/tables portion of the URL and the /metadata.rep
portion of the URL. For example, to return the metadata for a named
table located at
/Samples/NamedTables/WorldTable in the
repository, the following URL would be
used:.../FeatureService/tables/Samples/NamedTables /WorldTable/metadata.json;... |
| rep | String | yes | The representation to be returned. Supported representation is json. |
Returns
Returns metadata for a named table in the repository.
Example
Returns the metadata for the table WorldTable located in the /Samples/NamedTables directory in the repository.
http://hostname/rest/Spatial/FeatureService/tables/Samples/NamedTables/WorldTable/
metadata.json