Services or capabilities described in Amazon Web Services documentation might vary by Region. To see the differences applicable to the China Regions, see Getting Started with Amazon Web Services in China (PDF).

Amazon Redshift will no longer support the use of Python UDFs after June 30, 2026. We will start enforcing it in phases. For more information on the details of Python end of life and migration options, see the blog post that was published on June 30, 2025.

CURRENT_DATABASE

Returns the name of the database where you are currently connected.

Syntax

current_database()

Return type

Returns a CHAR or VARCHAR string.

Example

The following query returns the name of the current database.

select current_database();

current_database
------------------
tickit
(1 row)