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Xano Tables API

Database tables, schema, and indexes.

Xano Tables API is one of 7 APIs that Xano publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Tables. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 12 operations across 5 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{instance}.xano.io/api:meta.

12 operations 5 paths 5 schemas 2 DELETE5 GET2 PATCH1 POST2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://{instance}.xano.io/api:meta
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Xano Tables API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Scoped Metadata API access token generated from your Xano instance settings (Instances Metadata API Manage Access Tokens). Sent as Authorization: Bearer .

Paths & Operations 12

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 12 operations — 2 DELETE, 5 GET, 2 PATCH, 1 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Tables 12

Database tables, schema, and indexes.

GET
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table
List database tables in the workspace.
listTables 1 param → 200
POST
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table
Create a database table.
createTable 1 param body → 200400
GET
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}
Retrieve table details.
getTable 2 params → 200404
PATCH
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}
Update table properties.
updateTable 2 params body → 200
DELETE
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}
Delete a table.
deleteTable 2 params → 200
GET
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/schema
Retrieve the full schema of a table.
getTableSchema 2 params → 200
PUT
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/schema
Replace the entire schema of a table.
replaceTableSchema 2 params body → 200
GET
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/schema/{column_id}
Retrieve a single column.
getColumn 3 params → 200
PATCH
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/schema/{column_id}
Rename or update a column.
renameColumn 3 params body → 200
DELETE
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/schema/{column_id}
Delete a column.
deleteColumn 3 params → 200
GET
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/index
List the indexes of a table.
listIndexes 2 params → 200
PUT
/workspace/{workspace_id}/table/{table_id}/index
Replace the indexes of a table.
replaceIndexes 2 params body → 200

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Column (6 properties), Table (5 properties), Error (3 properties), TableCreate (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Table
object
5 properties
Index
object
2 properties
TableCreate
object
3 properties 1 required
Error
object
3 properties
Column
object
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

xano-tables-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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