Method: tables.insert

Creates a new, empty table in the dataset.

HTTP request

POST https://bigquery.googleapis.com/bigquery/v2/projects/{projectId}/datasets/{datasetId}/tables

The URL usesgRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
projectId

string

Required. Project ID of the new table

datasetId

string

Required. Dataset ID of the new table

Request body

The request body contains an instance ofTable.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance ofTable.

Authorization scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform

For more information, see theAuthentication Overview.

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Last updated 2025-07-02 UTC.