Can I comment on items in Google BigQuery?

Question

Can I comment on tables, columns, etc. in Google BigQuery? For example PostgreSQL has a command comment

: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/sql-comment.html .

If so, are there system tables from which these comments can be retrieved through the SQL interface?

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foobar0100 03 Aug 15 at 20:22

1 answer

Felipe hoffa · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-03T20:25:05+0000

Question 1: Yes

Question 2: No

Through the API, you can add comments to datasets, tables, and fields. You can also receive comments via the API, but not via the SQL interface.

You can also view and edit annotations through the web interface (which uses the API to do this).

See API docs:

(pay attention to the "description" field for the table and its fields)