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## Creating Tables with the SQL API
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[Writing data to your CARTO account]({{ site.sqlapi_docs }}/guides/making-calls#write-data-to-your-carto-account) enables you to manage data through SQL queries, it does not automatically connect tables as datasets to _Your datasets_ dashboard in CARTO.
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You must apply the `CDB_CartodbfyTable`function to a target table in order to create and display connected datasets in your account. This additional step of "CARTOfying" data is the process of converting an arbitrary PostgreSQL table into a valid CARTO table, and registering it into the system so that it can be used in the graphical user interface, and the CARTO Engine, to generate maps and analysis.
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### Create Tables
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To create a visible table in CARTO, run the following SQL query with the SQL API:
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```bash
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CREATE TABLE {table_name}
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(
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{column1} {data type},
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{column2} {data type},
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{column3} {data type},
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...
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);
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```
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While this begins the process of creating the structure for the table, it is still not visible in your dashboard. Run the following request to make the table visible.
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```bash
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SELECT cdb_cartodbfytable({table_name});
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```
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**Tip:** If you are an developer using an Enterprise account, you must also include the organization username as part of the request. For example:
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```bash
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SELECT cdb_cartodbfytable({username}, {table_name});
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```
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The table is created and added as a connected dataset in _Your datasets_ dashboard. Refresh your browser to ensure that you can visualize it in your account. Once a table is connected to _Your datasets_ dashboard in CARTO, any modifications that you apply to your data through the SQL API are automatically updated.
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### Rename Tables
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To rename a connected dataset in _Your datasets_ dashboard, run the following SQL query with the SQL API:
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```bash
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ALTER TABLE {table_name} RENAME to {renamed table_name};
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```
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It may take a few seconds for the connected table to appear renamed. Refresh your browser to ensure that you can visualize the changes in _Your datasets_ dashboard.
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### Remove a Table
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If you remove a table, **any maps using the connected dataset will be affected**. The deleted dataset cannot be recovered. Even if you create a new table with the same name as a removed table, CARTO still internalizes it as a different table.
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To remove a connected dataset from _Your datasets_ dashboard, run the following SQL query with the SQL API:
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```bash
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DROP TABLE {table_name};
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```
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This removes the connected table from _Your datasets_ dashboard. Refresh your browser to ensure that the connected dataset was removed.
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