# SHOW ERRORS

## Syntax

```sql
SHOW ERRORS [LIMIT [offset,] row_count]
SHOW ERRORS [LIMIT row_count OFFSET offset]
SHOW COUNT(*) ERRORS
```

## Description

This statement is similar to [SHOW WARNINGS](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/administrative-sql-statements/show/show-warnings.md), except that instead of displaying errors, warnings, and notes, it displays only errors.

The `LIMIT` clause has the same syntax as for the [SELECT](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/data-manipulation/selecting-data/select.md) statement.

The `SHOW COUNT(*) ERRORS` statement displays the number of errors. You can also retrieve this number from the [error\_count](/docs/server/server-management/variables-and-modes/server-system-variables.md#error_count) variable.

```sql
SHOW COUNT(*) ERRORS;
SELECT @@error_count;
```

The value of [error\_count](/docs/server/server-management/variables-and-modes/server-system-variables.md#error_count) might be greater than the number of messages displayed by [SHOW WARNINGS](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/administrative-sql-statements/show/show-warnings.md) if the [max\_error\_count](/docs/server/server-management/variables-and-modes/server-system-variables.md#max_error_count) system variable is set so low that not all messages are stored.

For a list of MariaDB error codes, see MariaDB Error Codes.

## Examples

```sql
SELECT f();
ERROR 1305 (42000): FUNCTION f does not exist

SHOW COUNT(*) ERRORS;
+-----------------------+
| @@session.error_count |
+-----------------------+
|                     1 |
+-----------------------+

SHOW ERRORS;
+-------+------+---------------------------+
| Level | Code | Message                   |
+-------+------+---------------------------+
| Error | 1305 | FUNCTION f does not exist |
+-------+------+---------------------------+
```

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