Get Table
bigquery.get_table
ActionDatabases & warehousesconnection required
Calls the BigQuery API GET .../datasets/{dataset}/tables/{table}.
Read a BigQuery table's schema, row count and size.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- OAuth 2.0
- Providers
- Google BigQuery
- Secret shape
- {"client_id", "client_secret", "refresh_token"}
- Config it needs
- project_id
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
3 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
project_id GCP project id (overrides connection). | string | No | — | — | — |
dataset Id of the dataset to act on, from bigquery.list_datasets — not its name. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
table Id of the table to act on, from bigquery.list_tables — not its name. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
table | string | — |
schema | array | — |
num_rows | number | — |
num_bytes | number | — |
{
"num_bytes": 0,
"num_rows": 0,
"schema": [],
"table": ""
}See Get Table run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Google BigQuery connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.