# Information Schema COLUMN\_PRIVILEGES Table

The [Information Schema](/docs/server/reference/system-tables/information-schema.md) `COLUMN_PRIVILEGES` table contains column privilege information derived from the [mysql.columns\_priv](/docs/server/reference/system-tables/the-mysql-database-tables/mysql-columns_priv-table.md) grant table.

It has the following columns:

| Column          | Description                                                                                                                                                              |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| GRANTEE         | In the format user\_name\@host\_name.                                                                                                                                    |
| TABLE\_CATALOG  | Always def.                                                                                                                                                              |
| TABLE\_SCHEMA   | Database name.                                                                                                                                                           |
| TABLE\_NAME     | Table name.                                                                                                                                                              |
| COLUMN\_NAME    | Column name.                                                                                                                                                             |
| PRIVILEGE\_TYPE | One of SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE or REFERENCES.                                                                                                                             |
| IS\_GRANTABLE   | Whether the user has the [GRANT OPTION](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/account-management-sql-statements/grant.md#the-grant-option-privilege) for this privilege. |

Similar information can be accessed with the [SHOW FULL COLUMNS](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/administrative-sql-statements/show/show-columns.md) and [SHOW GRANTS](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/administrative-sql-statements/show/show-grants.md) statements. See the [GRANT](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/account-management-sql-statements/grant.md) statement for details about privileges.

This information is also stored in the [columns\_priv](/docs/server/reference/system-tables/the-mysql-database-tables/mysql-columns_priv-table.md) table, in the `mysql` system database.

For a description of the privileges that are shown in this table, see [column privileges](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/account-management-sql-statements/grant.md#column-privileges).

## Example

In the following example, no column-level privilege has been explicitly assigned:

```sql
SELECT * FROM information_schema.COLUMN_PRIVILEGES;
Empty SET
```

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