read_zarr_metadata

Inspect a Zarr array's structure without reading any chunk data.

Signature

read_zarr_metadata(uri VARCHAR)

Output

Column	Type	Description
array_shape	VARCHAR	Full array dimensions, e.g. [938, 73, 144].
chunk_shape	VARCHAR	Chunk dimensions, e.g. [12, 73, 144].
data_type	VARCHAR	Element type, e.g. Float32.
crs	VARCHAR	Coordinate reference system, e.g. EPSG:4326 (UNKNOWN if none is declared).

Example

SELECT array_shape, chunk_shape, data_type, crs
FROM read_zarr_metadata('climate_data.zarr/air_temperature');

┌────────────────┬───────────────┬───────────┬───────────┐
│  array_shape   │  chunk_shape  │ data_type │    crs    │
│    varchar     │    varchar    │  varchar  │  varchar  │
├────────────────┼───────────────┼───────────┼───────────┤
│ [938, 73, 144] │ [12, 73, 144] │ Float32   │ EPSG:4326 │
└────────────────┴───────────────┴───────────┴───────────┘

See also

• read_geo — read the array's data.