| title | sys.availability_databases_cluster (Transact-SQL) | ||||
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| description | sys.availability_databases_cluster returns a row for each availability database in the WSFC cluster. | ||||
| author | rwestMSFT | ||||
| ms.author | randolphwest | ||||
| ms.date | 02/05/2026 | ||||
| ms.service | sql | ||||
| ms.subservice | system-objects | ||||
| ms.topic | reference | ||||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
Returns one row for each availability database on the instance of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] that hosts an availability replica for any Always On availability group in the Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) cluster, regardless of whether the local copy database has been joined to the availability group yet.
Note
When a database is added to an availability group, the primary database is automatically joined to the group. Secondary databases must be prepared on each secondary replica before they can be joined to the availability group.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
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group_id |
uniqueidentifier | Unique identifier of the availability group in which the database is participating. NULL = database isn't part of an availability replica in an availability group. |
group_database_id |
uniqueidentifier | Unique identifier of the database within the availability group, if any, in which the database is participating. group_database_id is the same for this database on the primary replica and on every secondary replica on which the database has been joined to the availability group.NULL = database isn't part of an availability replica in any availability group. |
database_name |
sysname | Name of the database that was added to the availability group. |
If the caller of sys.availability_databases_cluster isn't the owner of the database, the minimum permissions required to see the corresponding row are ALTER ANY DATABASE or VIEW ANY DATABASE server-level permission, or CREATE DATABASE permission in the master database.
Requires VIEW SERVER PERFORMANCE STATE permission on the server.