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- https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/sql-syntax-show-columns.html
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# SHOW COLUMNS [sql-syntax-show-columns]
```sql
SHOW COLUMNS
[CATALOG identifier]? <1>
[INCLUDE FROZEN]? <2>
[FROM | IN]
[table_identifier | <3>
LIKE pattern] <4>
```
1. Catalog (cluster) identifier. Supports wildcards (`*`).
2. Whether or not to include frozen indices.
3. Single table (index or data stream) identifier or double-quoted multi-target pattern.
4. SQL LIKE pattern matching table names.
See [index patterns](/reference/query-languages/sql-index-patterns.md) for more information about patterns.
**Description**: List the columns in table and their data type (and other attributes).
```sql
SHOW COLUMNS IN emp;
column | type | mapping
--------------------+---------------+---------------
birth_date |TIMESTAMP |datetime
dep |STRUCT |nested
dep.dep_id |VARCHAR |keyword
dep.dep_name |VARCHAR |text
dep.dep_name.keyword|VARCHAR |keyword
dep.from_date |TIMESTAMP |datetime
dep.to_date |TIMESTAMP |datetime
emp_no |INTEGER |integer
first_name |VARCHAR |text
first_name.keyword |VARCHAR |keyword
gender |VARCHAR |keyword
hire_date |TIMESTAMP |datetime
languages |TINYINT |byte
last_name |VARCHAR |text
last_name.keyword |VARCHAR |keyword
name |VARCHAR |keyword
salary |INTEGER |integer
```