| title | sys.sp_enable_event_stream (Transact-SQL) | ||
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| description | Enables change event streaming, a feature introduced in [!INCLUDE [sssql25-md](../../includes/sssql25-md.md)] by using Transact-SQL (T-SQL). | ||
| author | nzagorac-ms | ||
| ms.author | nzagorac | ||
| ms.reviewer | mathoma, mikeray, randolphwest | ||
| ms.date | 11/18/2025 | ||
| ms.service | sql | ||
| ms.subservice | system-objects | ||
| ms.topic | reference | ||
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[!INCLUDE sqlserver2025]
Enables change event streaming at the database level for the current database context. Change event streaming (CES) was introduced in [!INCLUDE sssql25-md] and Azure SQL Database.
[!INCLUDE change-event-streaming-preview]
:::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/topic-link-icon.svg" border="false"::: Transact-SQL syntax conventions
sp_enable_event_stream
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
A user with CONTROL database permissions, db_owner database role membership, or sysadmin server role membership can execute this procedure.