xevents-references-system-objects.md

title	XEvents related system objects
description	These resources relate to Extended Events, including how system objects support them, how SQL Server uses them, and aspects particular to Azure SQL Database.
author	WilliamDAssafMSFT
ms.author	wiassaf
ms.reviewer	jukoesma, dfurman
ms.date	09/23/2025
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	xevents
ms.topic	reference
ms.custom	ignite-2025
monikerRange	=azuresqldb-current || >=sql-server-2016 || >=sql-server-linux-2017 || =azuresqldb-mi-current || =fabric-sqldb

System objects that support Extended Events

[!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance FabricSQLDB]

The present article provides links to other articles that relate to Extended Events.

The lists are not necessarily complete.

System tables

• Extended Events Tables - trace_xe_action_map

• Extended Events Tables - trace_xe_event_map

System catalog views

• Extended Events Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)

• sys.server_event_sessions (Transact-SQL)

• sys.server_event_session_actions (Transact-SQL)

• sys.server_event_session_events (Transact-SQL)

• sys.server_event_session_fields (Transact-SQL)

• sys.server_event_session_targets (Transact-SQL)

Other system objects

• Extended Events Dynamic Management Views

Uses of Extended Events by SQL Server itself

This list is not meant to be complete.

• Accessing Diagnostic Information in the Extended Events Log

• Configure Extended Events for Always On availability groups

• Extended Events for Stretch Database

Azure SQL Database and SQL database in Fabric extended events

• Extended Events in Azure SQL Database

• sys.database_event_session_targets (Azure SQL Database)

• sys.database_event_session_fields (Azure SQL Database)

• sys.database_event_session_events (Azure SQL Database)

• sys.database_event_session_actions (Azure SQL Database)