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Co-authored-by: Liam Thompson <32779855+leemthompo@users.noreply.github.com>
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---
mapped_pages:
- https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/sql-functions-system.html
---
# System Functions [sql-functions-system]
These functions return metadata type of information about the system being queried.
## `DATABASE` [sql-functions-system-database]
```sql
DATABASE()
```
**Input**: *none*
**Output**: string
**Description**: Returns the name of the database being queried. In the case of Elasticsearch SQL, this is the name of the Elasticsearch cluster. This function should always return a non-null value.
```sql
SELECT DATABASE();
DATABASE
---------------
elasticsearch
```
## `USER` [sql-functions-system-user]
```sql
USER()
```
**Input**: *none*
**Output**: string
**Description**: Returns the username of the authenticated user executing the query. This function can return `null` in case [security](docs-content://deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/installing-elasticsearch.md) is disabled.
```sql
SELECT USER();
USER
---------------
elastic
```