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Method: hive.v1beta.projects.catalogs.databases.tables.create
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Creates a new hive table.
HTTP request
POST https://biglake.googleapis.com/hive/v1beta/{parent=projects/*/catalogs/*/databases/*}/tables
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
parent |
string
Required. The parent resource for the table to be created. Format: projects/{project_id_or_number}/catalogs/{catalogId}/databases/{databaseId}
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
hiveTableId |
string
Required. The Hive Table ID to use for the table that will become the final component of the table's resource name. The maximum length is 256 characters.
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of HiveTable.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of HiveTable.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigqueryhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
For more information, see the Authentication Overview.
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Last updated 2026-05-28 UTC.
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