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# sysmail_help_status_sp (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Displays the status of Database Mail queues. Use **sysmail_start_sp** to start the Database Mail queues and **sysmail_stop_sp** to stop the Database Mail queues.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sysmail_help_status_sp  
```  
  
## Return Code Values  
 **0** (success) or **1** (failure)  
  
## Result Set  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**Status**|**nvarchar(7)**|The status of the Database Mail. Possible values are **STARTED** and **STOPPED**.|  
  
## Permissions  
 By default, only members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role can access this procedure.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example displays the status of Database Mail.  
  
```  
EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sysmail_help_status_sp ;  
GO  
```  
  
 Result set:  
  
```  
Status  
-------  
STARTED  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Database Mail External Program](../../relational-databases/database-mail/database-mail-external-program.md)   
 [sysmail_start_sp (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sysmail-start-sp-transact-sql.md)   
 [sysmail_stop_sp (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sysmail-stop-sp-transact-sql.md)