Find tables with a specific column name in Azure SQL Database

The query below finds all tables that have the 'ProductID' column.

See also tables that don't have a column with specific name.

Query

select schema_name(t.schema_id) as schema_name,
       t.name as table_name
from sys.tables as t
where t.object_id in 
    (select c.object_id 
      from sys.columns as c
     where c.name = 'ProductID')
order by schema_name,
         table_name;

Columns

  • schema_name - schema name of the table found
  • table_name - name of the table found

Rows

  • One row: represents a table
  • Scope of rows: all found tables
  • Ordered by: schema name and table name

Sample results

List of tables that have the 'ProductID' column.