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# CURRENT_REQUEST_ID (Transact-SQL)
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This function returns the ID of the current request within the current session.
  
![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  
  
```sql
CURRENT_REQUEST_ID()  
```  
  
## Return types
**smallint**
  
## Remarks  
To find exact information about the current session, use @@SPID. For exact information about the current request, use CURRENT_REQUEST_ID().
  
## See also
[@@SPID (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/spid-transact-sql.md)