LAST_QUERY_ID

Returns the ID of a query in the current session based on its order.

Syntax

LAST_QUERY_ID(<index>)

index specifies the query order in the current session, accepting positive and negative numbers, with a default value of -1.

• Positive indexes (starting from 1) retrieve the nth query from the session start.
• Negative indexes retrieve the nth query backward from the current query.
  • When index is -1, it returns the query ID of the current query.
  • To retrieve the previous query, set index to -2.
• NULL is returned if an index exceeds the query history.

Examples

This example runs three simple queries in a new session, then uses both positive and negative indexes to retrieve the query ID of SELECT 3:

MacBook-Air:~ eric$ mysql -u root -h 127.0.0.1 -P 3307
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 9
Server version: 8.0.90-v1.2.720-nightly-2280cc9480(rust-1.85.0-nightly-2025-04-08T04:40:36.379825500Z) 0

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Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql> select 1;
+------+
| 1    |
+------+
|    1 |
+------+
1 row in set (0.02 sec)
Read 1 rows, 1.00 B in 0.004 sec., 264.46 rows/sec., 264.46 B/sec.

mysql> select 2;
+------+
| 2    |
+------+
|    2 |
+------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
Read 1 rows, 1.00 B in 0.003 sec., 366.94 rows/sec., 366.94 B/sec.

mysql> select 3;
+------+
| 3    |
+------+
|    3 |
+------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
Read 1 rows, 1.00 B in 0.003 sec., 373.16 rows/sec., 373.16 B/sec.

mysql> SELECT LAST_QUERY_ID(-2), LAST_QUERY_ID(3);
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| last_query_id(- 2)                   | last_query_id(3)                     |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 74dd6dca-f9b0-44cd-99f4-ac7d11d47fee | 74dd6dca-f9b0-44cd-99f4-ac7d11d47fee |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.02 sec)
Read 1 rows, 1.00 B in 0.006 sec., 167.95 rows/sec., 167.95 B/sec.

This example demonstrates that the function returns the query ID of the current query when <index> is -1:

MacBook-Air:~ eric$ mysql -u root -h 127.0.0.1 -P 3307
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 10
Server version: 8.0.90-v1.2.720-nightly-2280cc9480(rust-1.85.0-nightly-2025-04-08T04:40:36.379825500Z) 0

Copyright (c) 2000, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql> SELECT LAST_QUERY_ID(-1), LAST_QUERY_ID();
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| last_query_id(- 1)                   | last_query_id()                      |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
| 5a1afbc2-dc16-4b69-a0e6-615e0b970cb1 | 5a1afbc2-dc16-4b69-a0e6-615e0b970cb1 |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
Read 1 rows, 1.00 B in 0.003 sec., 393.68 rows/sec., 393.68 B/sec.

mysql> SELECT LAST_QUERY_ID(-2);
+--------------------------------------+
| last_query_id(- 2)                   |
+--------------------------------------+
| 5a1afbc2-dc16-4b69-a0e6-615e0b970cb1 |
+--------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
Read 1 rows, 1.00 B in 0.003 sec., 381.61 rows/sec., 381.61 B/sec.

mysql> SELECT LAST_QUERY_ID(1);
+--------------------------------------+
| last_query_id(1)                     |
+--------------------------------------+
| 5a1afbc2-dc16-4b69-a0e6-615e0b970cb1 |
+--------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.01 sec)
Read 1 rows, 1.00 B in 0.003 sec., 353.63 rows/sec., 353.63 B/sec.

When the index exceeds the query history, NULL is returned.

mysql> SELECT LAST_QUERY_ID(-100), LAST_QUERY_ID(100);
+----------------------+--------------------+
| last_query_id(- 100) | last_query_id(100) |
+----------------------+--------------------+
|                      |                    |
+----------------------+--------------------+
1 row in set (0.02 sec)
Read 1 rows, 1.00 B in 0.008 sec., 128.69 rows/sec., 128.69 B/sec.