Describe State

Show the current state of an object, as opposed to its definition. Use Describe for the definition.

Only tables and streams carry state. Naming any other kind of object fails with "describe state" is not supported for this type of object.

Syntax

describe state of table <table reference>

describe state of stream <stream reference>

Parameters

table reference

String — Name of the table, optionally qualified by a schema.

stream reference

String — Name of the stream, optionally qualified by a schema.