[role="xpack"]
[[sql-syntax-show-tables]]
=== SHOW TABLES

.Synopsis:
[source, sql]
----
SHOW TABLES
    [INCLUDE FROZEN]?   <1>
    [table identifier | <2>
    [LIKE pattern ]]?   <3>
----

<1> Whether or not to include frozen indices
<2> single table identifier or double quoted es multi index
<3> SQL LIKE pattern

See <<sql-index-patterns, index patterns>> for more information about
patterns.


*Description*: List the tables available to the current user and their type.

[source, sql]
----
include-tagged::{sql-specs}/docs/docs.csv-spec[showTables]
----

Match multiple indices by using {es} <<api-multi-index,multi-target syntax>>
notation:

[source, sql]
----
include-tagged::{sql-specs}/docs/docs.csv-spec[showTablesEsMultiIndex]
----

One can also use the `LIKE` clause to restrict the list of names to the given pattern.

The pattern can be an exact match:
[source, sql]
----
include-tagged::{sql-specs}/docs/docs.csv-spec[showTablesLikeExact]
----

Multiple chars:
[source, sql]
----
include-tagged::{sql-specs}/docs/docs.csv-spec[showTablesLikeWildcard]
----

A single char:
[source, sql]
----
include-tagged::{sql-specs}/docs/docs.csv-spec[showTablesLikeOneChar]
----


Or a mixture of single and multiple chars:
[source, sql]
----
include-tagged::{sql-specs}/docs/docs.csv-spec[showTablesLikeMixed]
----
