# DESCRIBE TABLE

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Describes the columns in a table.

## Syntax

```scopeql
DESCRIBE TABLE <name>
```

## Examples

Inspect the table from the [query syntax sample data](https://www.scopedb.io/docs/reference/commands/stmt-query.md#sample-data):

```scopeql
DESCRIBE TABLE reference_requests
```