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title Get information about a saved trace (Transact-SQL)
description This article describes how to use built-in functions to view information about a saved trace.
author MashaMSFT
ms.author mathoma
ms.reviewer randolphwest
ms.date 06/19/2023
ms.service sql
ms.topic how-to
helpviewer_keywords
traces [SQL Server], viewing
displaying traces
viewing traces

Get information about a saved trace (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

This article describes how to use built-in functions to view a saved trace.

Important

[!INCLUDEssNoteDepFutureAvoid] Use Extended Events instead.

View a specific trace

  1. Execute sys.fn_trace_getinfo by specifying the ID of the trace about which information is needed. This function returns a table that lists the trace, trace property, and information about the property.

    Invoke the function this way:

    SELECT *
FROM ::fn_trace_getinfo(trace_id);

View all existing traces

  1. Execute sys.fn_trace_getinfo by specifying 0 or default. This function returns a table that lists all the traces, their properties, and information about these properties.

    Invoke the function as follows:

    SELECT *
FROM ::fn_trace_getinfo(default);

.NET Framework security

Requires ALTER TRACE on the server.

See also