The tables Information Schema View

The tables Information Schema view contains one row for each table to which you have access. It contains the following columns.
Column Data Type Explanation
table_schema VARCHAR(32) Name of owner of table
table_name VARCHAR(128) Name of table or view
table_type VARCHAR(128) BASE TABLE for table or VIEW for view
remarks VARCHAR(255) Reserved for future use

The visible rows in the tables view depend on your privileges. For example, if you have one or more privileges on a table (such as Insert, Delete, Select, References, Alter, Index, or Update on one or more columns), or if privileges are granted to PUBLIC, you see the row that describes that table.