sys-external-languages-transact-sql.md

title	sys.external_languages (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server
description	sys.external_languages (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server
author	MikeRayMSFT
ms.author	mikeray
ms.reviewer	rothja
ms.date	05/22/2019
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	system-objects
ms.topic	reference
f1_keywords	external_languages external_languages_TSQL sys.external_languages sys.external_languages_TSQL
helpviewer_keywords	sys.external_languages catalog view
dev_langs	TSQL
monikerRange	>=sql-server-ver15

sys.external_languages (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDESQL Server 2019 Azure SQL Managed Instance]

This catalog view provides a list of the external languages in the database. R and Python are reserved names and no external language can be created with those specific names.

sys.external_languages

The catalog view sys.external_languages lists a row for each external language in the database.

Column name	Data type	Description
external_language_id	int	ID of the external language
language	sysname	Name of the external language. Is unique within the database. R and Python are reserved names per instance
create_date	datetime2	Date and time of creation
principal_id	int	ID of the principal that owns this external library

See also

• sys.external_language_files
• CREATE EXTERNAL LANGUAGE