Title: Retrieve table ID
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Retrieve table ID

 *  Resolved [stebcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stebcom/)
 * (@stebcom)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-table-id/)
 * Hi,
 * I need to extract data from tables, including table id, so that I can generate
   shortcodes to be inserted into post content.
    I saw tables are stored into posts
   table in the DB, but I can’t find the table id reported in the plugin admin page:
   where can I find it?
 * Thank you very much,
 * Stefano
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tablepress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-table-id/#post-5042063)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your question, and sorry for the trouble.
 * The table ID (and their connection to a post ID) is stored in the “tablepress_tables”
   option in the wp_options DB table. There’s a JSON encoded array in that field.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [stebcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stebcom/)
 * (@stebcom)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-table-id/#post-5042127)
 * Found it!
    Thanks a lot!
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-table-id/#post-5042128)
 * Hi,
 * no problem, you are very welcome! 🙂 Good to hear that this helped!
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias
 * P.S.: In case you haven’t, please [rate TablePress](http://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/tablepress)
   here in the plugin directory. Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/retrieve-table-id/#post-5042128)
 * Status: resolved