# GetSectionAccessTables Method

## Overloads

| [GetSectionAccessTables(SectionAccessScope)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/September2025/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.Services.V12.Api3.IQMS3.GetSectionAccessTables.htm#PIX_Services_V12_Api3_IQMS3_GetSectionAccessTables_PIX_QMSAPI_DataObjects_Enums_SectionAccessScope_) |  | Retrieves all defined SectionAccessTable's. Each table contains information about its columns, but no table data is returned. |
| --- | --- | --- |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.Services.V12.Api3.IQMS3.GetSectionAccessTables.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.Services.V12.Api3.IQMS3.GetSectionAccessTables.htm)

## GetSectionAccessTables(SectionAccessScope)

Retrieves all defined SectionAccessTable's. Each table contains information about its columns, but no table data is returned.

### Declaration

```

          List<SectionAccessTable> GetSectionAccessTables(SectionAccessScope scope)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [SectionAccessScope](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/September2025/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.QMSAPI.DataObjects.Enums.SectionAccessScope.htm) | scope | The scope of the returned value. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Collections.Generic.List&lt;[SectionAccessTable](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/September2025/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.QMSAPI.DataObjects.SectionAccessTable.htm)&gt; | A list of [SectionAccessTable](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/September2025/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.QMSAPI.DataObjects.SectionAccessTable.htm)'s |

### Remarks

##### security

Requires membership of local groups *QlikView Management API* and *QlikView Administrator*.

### Examples

This example retrieves a list of all tables and prints their names and IDs

The service key injection is assumed to be handled behind the scenes. For an example of how to inject the service key, see Samples.

```
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using QMSAPI;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            // create a QMS API client
            IQMS apiClient = new QMSClient();

            //retrieve a time limited service key
            ServiceKeyClientMessageInspector.ServiceKey = apiClient.GetTimeLimitedServiceKey();

            List<SectionAccessTable> sectionAccessTables = apiClient.GetSectionAccessTables(SectionAccessScope.None);

            sectionAccessTables.ForEach(table=> Console.WriteLine(string.Format("ID:{0}\tName:{1}",table.ID, table.Name)));
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred: " + ex.Message);
        }
        // wait for user to press any key
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}
```