Database Mail Messaging Objects

The msdb database is the Database Mail host database. This database contains the stored procedures and messaging objects for Database Mail. Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio includes the Database Mail Configuration Wizard for enabling Database Mail, creating and managing profiles and accounts, and configuring Database Mail options.

Objects in msdb database

Service Broker must be enabled in the msdb database. However, Database Mail does not use Service Broker networking. Therefore, users do not have to create a Service Broker endpoint to use Database Mail. The external Database Mail process uses a standard ADO.NET connection to communicate with SQL Server.

Database Mail exposes the following objects in the msdb database when Database Mail is enabled.

These objects are the interface for Database Mail within the mail host database. Other objects are installed to implement the functionality provided by the objects listed above. However, those objects are reserved for internal use.

Name	Type	Description
sysmail_allitems (Transact-SQL)	View	Lists all messages submitted to Database Mail.
sysmail_event_log (Transact-SQL)	View	Lists messages about the behavior of the Database Mail External Program.
sysmail_faileditems (Transact-SQL)	View	Information about messages that Database Mail could not sent.
sysmail_mailattachments (Transact-SQL)	View	Information about attachments to Database Mail messages.
sysmail_sentitems (Transact-SQL)	View	Information about messages that have been sent using Database Mail.
sysmail_unsentitems (Transact-SQL)	View	Information about messages that Database Mail in currently trying to send.
sp_send_dbmail (Transact-SQL)	Stored Procedure	Sends e-mail messages using Database Mail.
sysmail_delete_log_sp (Transact-SQL)	Stored Procedure	Deletes messages from the Database Mail log.
sysmail_delete_mailitems_sp (Transact-SQL)	Stored Procedure	Deletes mail items from the Database Mail queue.
sysmail_help_status_sp (Transact-SQL)	Stored Procedure	Indicates if Database Mail is started.
sysmail_start_sp (Transact-SQL)	Stored Procedure	Starts the Service Broker objects that the external program uses. These objects are started by default.
sysmail_stop_sp (Transact-SQL)	Stored Procedure	Stops the Service Broker objects that the external program uses.

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Concepts

Database Mail

SQL Server Service Broker