title: "TABLES (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "03/15/2017" ms.prod: "sql" ms.prod_service: "database-engine, sql-database, sql-data-warehouse, pdw" ms.service: "" ms.component: "system-information-schema-views" ms.reviewer: "" ms.suite: "sql" ms.technology:
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- "INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES view" ms.assetid: 723a9e63-8f6e-4d6e-b570-468cfaf03201 caps.latest.revision: 39 author: "edmacauley" ms.author: "edmaca" manager: "craigg" ms.workload: "On Demand" monikerRange: ">= aps-pdw-2016 || = azuresqldb-current || = azure-sqldw-latest || >= sql-server-2016 || = sqlallproducts-allversions"
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Returns one row for each table in the current database for which the current user has permissions.
To retrieve information from these views, specify the fully qualified name of **INFORMATION_SCHEMA.**view_name.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TABLE_CATALOG | nvarchar(128) | Table qualifier. |
| TABLE_SCHEMA | nvarchar(128) | Name of schema that contains the table. ** Important ** Do not use INFORMATION_SCHEMA views to determine the schema of an object. The only reliable way to find the schema of an object is to query the sys.objects catalog view. INFORMATION_SCHEMA views could be incomplete since they are not updated for all new features. |
| TABLE_NAME | sysname | Table name. |
| TABLE_TYPE | varchar(10) | Type of table. Can be VIEW or BASE TABLE. |
System Views (Transact-SQL)
Information Schema Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.objects (Transact-SQL)
sys.tables (Transact-SQL)