Required. The table's name field is used to identify the table to rename. Format: projects/{project_id_or_number}/locations/{locationId}/catalogs/{catalogId}/databases/{databaseId}/tables/{tableId}
Request body
The request body contains data with the following structure:
JSON representation
{"newName": string}
Fields
newName
string
Required. The new name for the specified table, must be in the same database. Format: projects/{project_id_or_number}/locations/{locationId}/catalogs/{catalogId}/databases/{databaseId}/tables/{tableId}
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of Table.
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