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

.Synopsis
[source, sql]
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SHOW TABLES [ LIKE? pattern<1>? ]?
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<1> SQL match pattern

.Description

List the tables available to the current user and their type. The `LIKE` clause can be used to restrict the list of names to the given pattern.