sys.fn_db_backup_file_snapshots (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server 2016 (13.x) and later versions

Returns Azure snapshots associated with the database files. If the specified database isn't found, or if the database files aren't stored in the Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, no rows are returned. Use this system function with the sys.sp_delete_backup_file_snapshot system stored procedure to identify and delete orphaned backup snapshots.

For more information, see File-Snapshot Backups for Database Files in Azure.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

sys.fn_db_backup_file_snapshots
   [ ( database_name ) ]

Arguments

database_name

The name of the database being queried. If NULL, this function is executed in the current database scope.

Table returned

Column name	Data type	Description
file_id	int	The File ID for the database. Not nullable.
snapshot_time	nvarchar(260)	The timestamp of the snapshot as it's returned by the REST API. Returns NULL if no snapshot exists.
snapshot_url	nvarchar(360)	The full URL to the file snapshot. Returns NULL if no snapshot exists.

Permissions

Requires VIEW DATABASE STATE permission on the database.

Related content

• sp_delete_backup_file_snapshot (Transact-SQL)
• sp_delete_backup (Transact-SQL)