EVENTS

The EVENTS view contains details about Event Manager events.

Column name Description
EVENT_CATALOG The catalog to which the event belongs. This value is always def.
EVENT_SCHEMA The schema (database) to which the event belongs.
EVENT_NAME The name of the event.
DEFINER The account listed in the DEFINER clause, typically the user who created the event, in 'user_name'@'host_name' format.
TIME_ZONE The time zone used for scheduling and execution of the event. The default value is SYSTEM.
EVENT_BODY The language used for statements in the event’s DO clause. Always SQL.
EVENT_DEFINITION The SQL statement that the event executes in the DO clause.
EVENT_TYPE The event repetition type: ONE TIME for transient events, RECURRING for repeating events.
EXECUTE_AT For one-time events, the DATETIME value from the AT clause, adjusted by any interval. NULL for recurring events.
INTERVAL_VALUE The number of intervals between executions for recurring events. NULL for transient events.
INTERVAL_FIELD The time unit used for the interval of recurring events. NULL for transient events.
SQL_MODE The SQL mode in effect when the event was created or modified.
STARTS The DATETIME when the event starts for recurring events. NULL if not defined.
ENDS The DATETIME when the event ends for recurring events. NULL if not defined.
STATUS The event’s status: ENABLED, DISABLED, or REPLICA_SIDE_DISABLED (previously SLAVESIDE_DISABLED).
ON_COMPLETION Indicates whether the event is preserved or not: PRESERVE or NOT PRESERVE.
CREATED The TIMESTAMP when the event was created.
LAST_ALTERED The TIMESTAMP when the event was last modified.
LAST_EXECUTED The DATETIME when the event was last executed. NULL if it has never been executed.
EVENT_COMMENT The comment associated with the event. Empty if none.
ORIGINATOR The ID of the server where the event was created, used in replication. The default value is 0.
CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT The session value of character_set_client when the event was created.
COLLATION_CONNECTION The session value of collation_connection when the event was created.
DATABASE_COLLATION The collation of the database associated with the event.

Note

EVENTS is a nonstandard INFORMATION_SCHEMA view.

Times in the EVENTS view are displayed using the event time zone, the current session time zone, or UTC.

For more information, see the MySQL documentation: The INFORMATION_SCHEMA EVENTS Table.