# Create table

Creates a table with default type 'log'. This endpoint offers the same functionality as the typed endpoint but without explicitly specifying the table type. Schema can include column descriptions in the format .

Endpoint: POST /table/create/{database_name}/{table_name}
Version: 3
Security: ApiKeyAuth

## Path parameters:

  - `database_name` (string, required)
    database name
    Example: "Alpha"

  - `table_name` (string, required)
    Example: "Bravo"

## Query parameters:

  - `idempotent_key` (string)
    A unique key to ensure idempotency of requests

  - `source_table` (string)
    Name of an existing table to copy metadata from

  - `including_properties` (boolean)
    When true, distribution and other properties will be copied from source_table

## Request fields (application/x-www-form-urlencoded):

  - `description` (string,null)
    user-provided description of the table
    Example: "Click events."

  - `schema` (any)

  - `include_v` (boolean)
    when true, Hive queries can access a virtual column "v" which contains a map of every data column's name to its value (represented as a string). Prefer to set a schema on the table instead of using "v".

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `database` (string, required)
    database name
    Example: "Alpha"

  - `table` (string, required)
    Example: "Bravo"

  - `type` (string, required)
    Enum: "log"