https://nyghtowl.com/tags/bigquery/ Recent content in Bigquery on Nyghtowl Hugo en-us <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a> Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:49:33 +0000 https://nyghtowl.com/posts/2020/06/bigquery-dataset-metadata-queries/ Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:49:33 +0000 https://nyghtowl.com/posts/2020/06/bigquery-dataset-metadata-queries/ <h3 id="bigquery-dataset-metadataqueries">BigQuery Dataset Metadata Queries</h3> <p><img src="https://nyghtowl.com/posts/2020/06/bigquery-dataset-metadata-queries/img-01.png" alt=""></p> <p>When working with tables in BigQuery, you need an understanding of a dataset structure whether it is public or you set it up and you want to review. This is a quick bit to share queries you can use to pull metadata on your datasets and tables.</p> <p>In the following examples, I’m using the BigQuery public <a href="http://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/details/stack-exchange/stack-overflow">Stack Overflow</a> database to demonstrate these commands. Change out the names as needed for the dataset and tables you are working with.</p>