# SHOW QUERIES

The `SHOW QUERIES` statement lists details about currently active SQL queries, including:

- The internal ID of the query
- The node executing the query
- The SQL query itself
- How long the query has been running
- The client address, application name, and user that issued the query
- New in v20.1: The ID for the current session

These details let you monitor the progress of active queries and, if necessary, identify those that may need to be cancelled to prevent unwanted resource consumption.

Note:

Schema changes and `BACKUP`/`RESTORE` statements are not executed as queries internally and so are not listed by `SHOW QUERIES`. To monitor such statements, use `SHOW JOBS` instead.

## Required privileges

No privileges are required to execute this statement. However, note that non-`admin` users see only their own currently active queries, whereas the `admin` users see all users' currently active queries.

## Synopsis

- To list the active queries across all nodes of the cluster, use `SHOW QUERIES` or `SHOW CLUSTER QUERIES`.
- To list the active queries just on the local node, use `SHOW LOCAL QUERIES`.

## Response

The following fields are returned for each query:

Field | Description
--- | ---
`query_id` | The ID of the query.
`node_id` | The ID of the node.
`session_id` | The ID of the session.
`user_name` | The username of the connected user.
`start` | The timestamp at which the query started.
`query` | The SQL query.
`client_address` | The address and port of the client that issued the SQL query.
`application_name` | The application name specified by the client, if any. For queries from the built-in SQL client, this will be `$ cockroach sql`.
`distributed` | If `true`, the query is being executed by the Distributed SQL (DistSQL) engine. If `false`, the query is being executed by the standard "local" SQL engine. If `NULL`, the query is being prepared and it's not yet known which execution engine will be used.
`phase` | The phase of the query's execution. If `preparing`, the statement is being parsed and planned. If `executing`, the statement is being executed.

## Examples

### List queries across the cluster

    > SHOW CLUSTER QUERIES;

                  query_id             | node_id |            session_id            | user_name |              start               |                                 query                                 | client_address  | application_name | distributed |   phase
    +----------------------------------+---------+----------------------------------+-----------+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+-------------+-----------+
      15f92b12b2fb95b00000000000000002 |       2 | 15f92b10b92ed4080000000000000002 | root      | 2020-03-04 17:48:23.309592+00:00 | SELECT city, id FROM vehicles WHERE city = $1                         | 127.0.0.1:65092 |                  |    false    | executing
      15f92b12b2ea5f700000000000000001 |       1 | 15f92adefd48d8a00000000000000001 | root      | 2020-03-04 17:48:23.3085+00:00   | SHOW CLUSTER QUERIES                                                  | 127.0.0.1:64970 | $ cockroach sql  |    false    | executing
      15f92b12b2ffeb100000000000000003 |       3 | 15f92b0e4ea399680000000000000003 | root      | 2020-03-04 17:48:23.30989+00:00  | UPSERT INTO vehicle_location_histories VALUES ($1, $2, now(), $3, $4) | 127.0.0.1:65088 |                  |    NULL     | preparing
    (3 rows)

Alternatively, you can use `SHOW QUERIES` to receive the same response.

### List queries on the local node

    > SHOW LOCAL QUERIES;

                  query_id             | node_id |            session_id            | user_name |              start               |                           query                            | client_address  | application_name | distributed |   phase
    +----------------------------------+---------+----------------------------------+-----------+----------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+-------------+-----------+
      15f92b15bece88900000000000000001 |       1 | 15f92aefb240d2980000000000000001 | root      | 2020-03-04 17:48:36.392919+00:00 | INSERT INTO user_promo_codes VALUES ($1, $2, $3, now(), 1) | 127.0.0.1:65044 |                  |    false    | executing
      15f92b15bed80a280000000000000001 |       1 | 15f92adefd48d8a00000000000000001 | root      | 2020-03-04 17:48:36.393495+00:00 | SHOW LOCAL QUERIES                                         | 127.0.0.1:64970 | $ cockroach sql  |    false    | executing
    (2 rows)

### Filter for specific queries

You can use a `SELECT` statement to filter the list of active queries by one or more of the response fields.

#### Show all queries on node 2

    > SELECT * FROM [SHOW CLUSTER QUERIES]
          WHERE node_id = 2;

                  query_id             | node_id |            session_id            | user_name |              start               |                                 query                                 | client_address  | application_name | distributed |   phase
    +----------------------------------+---------+----------------------------------+-----------+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+-------------+-----------+
      15f92b1cb931f6900000000000000002 |       2 | 15f92b10b92ed4080000000000000002 | root      | 2020-03-04 17:49:06.363515+00:00 | UPSERT INTO vehicle_location_histories VALUES ($1, $2, now(), $3, $4) | 127.0.0.1:65092 |                  |    NULL     | preparing
    (1 row)

#### Show all queries from a specific address and user

    > SELECT * FROM [SHOW CLUSTER QUERIES]
          WHERE client_address = '127.0.0.1:65196' AND user_name = 'maxroach';

                  query_id             | node_id |            session_id            | user_name |              start               |                     query                     | client_address  | application_name | distributed |   phase
    +----------------------------------+---------+----------------------------------+-----------+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+-------------+-----------+
      15f92bf4b27f0b480000000000000002 |       2 | 15f92b7dc85b7ba80000000000000002 | maxroach  | 2020-03-04 18:04:33.964083+00:00 | SELECT city, id FROM vehicles WHERE city = $1 | 127.0.0.1:65196 |                  |    false    | executing
    (1 row)

#### Exclude queries from the built-in SQL client

To exclude queries from the built-in SQL client, filter for queries that do not show `$ cockroach sql` as the `application_name`:

    > SELECT * FROM [SHOW CLUSTER QUERIES]
          WHERE application_name != '$ cockroach sql';

                  query_id             | node_id |            session_id            | user_name |              start               |                                 query                                 | client_address  | application_name | distributed |   phase
    +----------------------------------+---------+----------------------------------+-----------+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+------------------+-------------+-----------+
      15f92c0dd24bec200000000000000003 |       3 | 15f92b0e4ea399680000000000000003 | root      | 2020-03-04 18:06:21.871708+00:00 | SELECT city, id FROM vehicles WHERE city = $1                         | 127.0.0.1:65088 |                  |    false    | executing
      15f92c0dd26655d80000000000000001 |       1 | 15f92be36964ac800000000000000001 | root      | 2020-03-04 18:06:21.873515+00:00 | UPSERT INTO vehicle_location_histories VALUES ($1, $2, now(), $3, $4) | 127.0.0.1:65240 |                  |    false    | executing
      15f92c0dd25882c80000000000000001 |       1 | 15f92aefb240d2980000000000000001 | root      | 2020-03-04 18:06:21.872608+00:00 | UPSERT INTO vehicle_location_histories VALUES ($1, $2, now(), $3, $4) | 127.0.0.1:65044 |                  |    false    | executing
      15f92c0dd262cb980000000000000002 |       2 | 15f92b7dc85b7ba80000000000000002 | maxroach  | 2020-03-04 18:06:21.873286+00:00 | SELECT city, id FROM vehicles WHERE city = $1                         | 127.0.0.1:65196 |                  |    false    | executing

### Cancel a query

When you see a query that is taking too long to complete, you can use the `CANCEL QUERY` statement to stop it.

For example, let's say you use `SHOW CLUSTER QUERIES` to find queries that have been running for more than 3 hours:

    > SELECT * FROM [SHOW CLUSTER QUERIES]
          WHERE start < (now() - INTERVAL '3 hours');

                  query_id             | node_id |            session_id            | user_name |              start              |        query        | client_address  | application_name | distributed |   phase
    +----------------------------------+---------+----------------------------------+-----------+---------------------------------+---------------------+-----------------+------------------+-------------+-----------+
      15f92c745fe203600000000000000001 |       1 | 15f92c63d4b393b80000000000000001 | root      | 2020-03-04 18:13:42.33385+00:00 | SELECT * FROM rides | 127.0.0.1:65287 | $ cockroach sql  |    true     | executing
    (1 row)

To cancel this long-running query, and stop it from consuming resources, you note the `query_id` and use it with the `CANCEL QUERY` statement:

    > CANCEL QUERY '15f92c745fe203600000000000000001';

## See also

- Manage Long-Running Queries
- `CANCEL QUERY`
- `SHOW SESSIONS`
- `SHOW JOBS`
- Other SQL Statements