# Databases

List, inspect, create, update, and delete catalog databases, inspect their objects and tables, or run NL2SQL. Use the database identifier returned by the relevant action for subsequent database operations.

## Choose a task

| Task | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Find catalog databases](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/reference/api/ai-studio/resource-center/catalog/list-databases.html.md) | Returns a list of readable databases under the specified Catalog. |
| [Inspect a database](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/reference/api/ai-studio/resource-center/catalog/get-database.html.md) | Query database details by ID. |
| [Add a database](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/reference/api/ai-studio/resource-center/catalog/create-database.html.md) | Create a database under the specified Catalog. |
| [Change a database description](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/reference/api/ai-studio/resource-center/catalog/update-database.html.md) | Change the database description; renaming is not supported. |
| [Remove a database](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/reference/api/ai-studio/resource-center/catalog/delete-database.html.md) | Delete a database after confirming that publications and subscriptions do not use it. |
| [Browse database objects](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/reference/api/ai-studio/resource-center/catalog/list-database-objects.html.md) | Query the volumes, tables and operators that can be read in the specified database. |
| [Find tables in a database](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/reference/api/ai-studio/resource-center/catalog/list-database-table-leaves.html.md) | Paged query specifies the tables directly contained in the database. |
| [Execute generated SQL](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/reference/api/ai-studio/resource-center/catalog/run-nl2sql.html.md) | Execute NL2SQL-generated SQL in the specified database and return the result columns and rows. |