client-intro client cluster instance table backup column-family row row-data row-filters row-set
In the hierarchy of API concepts
- a
Client <google.cloud.bigtable.client.Client>
owns anInstance <google.cloud.bigtable.instance.Instance>
- an
Instance <google.cloud.bigtable.instance.Instance>
owns aTable <google.cloud.bigtable.table.Table>
- a
Table <google.cloud.bigtable.table.Table>
owns aColumnFamily <google.cloud.bigtable.column_family.ColumnFamily>
- a
Table <google.cloud.bigtable.table.Table>
owns aRow <google.cloud.bigtable.row.Row>
(and all the cells in the row)