sys-dm-broker-activated-tasks-transact-sql.md

title	sys.dm_broker_activated_tasks (Transact-SQL)
description	sys.dm_broker_activated_tasks returns a row for each stored procedure activated by Service Broker.
author	rwestMSFT
ms.author	randolphwest
ms.date	12/16/2025
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	system-objects
ms.topic	reference
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sys.dm_broker_activated_tasks (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Returns a row for each stored procedure activated by Service Broker.

Column name	Data type	Nullable	Description
spid	int	Yes	ID of the session of the activated stored procedure.
database_id	smallint	Yes	ID of the database in which the queue is defined.
queue_id	int	Yes	ID of the object of the queue for which the stored procedure was activated.
procedure_name	nvarchar(325)	Yes	Name of the activated stored procedure.
execute_as	int	Yes	ID of the user that the stored procedure runs as.

Permissions

[!INCLUDE sssql19-md] and previous versions require VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.

[!INCLUDE sssql22-md] and later versions require VIEW SERVER PERFORMANCE STATE permission on the server.

Physical joins

:::image type="content" source="media/join-dm-broker-activated-tasks-1.svg" alt-text="Diagram of physical joins for sys.dm_broker_activated_tasks.":::

Relationship cardinalities

From	To	Relationship
dm_broker_activated_tasks.spid	dm_exec_sessions.session_id	One-to-one

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• System dynamic management views
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