sys.endpoints (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server

Contains one row per endpoint that is created in the system. There is always exactly one SYSTEM endpoint.

Column Name Data Type Description
name sysname Name of the endpoint. Is unique within the server. Is not nullable.
endpoint_id int ID of the endpoint. Is unique within the server. An endpoint with an ID less then 65536 is a system endpoint. Is not nullable.
principal_id int ID of the server principal that created and owns this endpoint. Is nullable.
protocol tinyint Endpoint protocol.

1 = HTTP

2 = TCP

3 = Name pipes

4 = Shared memory

5 = Virtual Interface Adapter (VIA)

Is not nullable.
protocol_desc nvarchar(60) Description of the endpoint protocol. NULLABLE. One of the following values:

HTTP

TCP

NAMED_PIPES

SHARED_MEMORY

VIA Note: The VIA protocol is deprecated. This feature will be removed in a future version of SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.
type tinyint Endpoint payload type.

1 = SOAP

2 = TSQL

3 = SERVICE_BROKER

4 = DATABASE_MIRRORING

Is not nullable.
type_desc nvarchar(60) Description of the endpoint payload type. Is nullable. One of the following values:

SOAP

TSQL

SERVICE_BROKER

DATABASE_MIRRORING
state tinyint The endpoint state.

0 = STARTED, listening and processing requests.

1 = STOPPED, listening, but not processing requests.

2 = DISABLED, not listening.

The default state is 1. Is nullable.
state_desc nvarchar(60) Description of the endpoint state.

STARTED = Listening and processing requests.

STOPPED = Listening, but not processing requests.

DISABLED = Not listening.

The default state is STOPPED.

Is nullable.
is_admin_endpoint bit Indicates whether the endpoint is for administrative use.

0 = Nonadministrative endpoint.

1 = Endpoint is an administrative endpoint.

Is not nullable.

Permissions

The visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns, or on which the user was granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.

See Also

Endpoints Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)