ReferenceSQL FunctionsUtilitycurrent_roleVersion: Latest-4.1On this pageCopy as MarkdownView as Markdown/docs/sql-reference/sql-functions/utility-functions/current_role.mdOpen in ClaudeOpen in ChatGPTBrowse all docs as Markdown/llms.txtcurrent_role Queries roles that are activated for the current user. Syntaxβ current_role();current_role; Parametersβ None. Return valueβ Returns a VARCHAR value. Examplesβ mysql> select current_role();+----------------+| current_role() |+----------------+| db_admin |+----------------+