sys-trace-events-transact-sql.md

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sys.trace_events (Transact-SQL)

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The sys.trace_events catalog view contains a list of all SQL trace events. These trace events do not change for a given version of the [!INCLUDEssDEnoversion].

IMPORTANT! [!INCLUDEssNoteDepFutureAvoid] Use Extended Event catalog views instead.

For more information about these trace events, see SQL Server Event Class Reference.

Column name	Data type	Description
trace_event_id	smallint	Unique ID of the event. This column is also in the sys.trace_event_bindings and sys.trace_subclass_values catalog views.
category_id	smallint	Category ID of the event. This column is also in the sys.trace_categories catalog view.
name	nvarchar(128)	Unique name of this event. This parameter is not localized.

Permissions

[!INCLUDEssCatViewPerm] For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.

See also

Object Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.traces (Transact-SQL)
sys.trace_categories (Transact-SQL)
sys.trace_columns (Transact-SQL)
sys.trace_event_bindings (Transact-SQL)
sys.trace_subclass_values (Transact-SQL)