In this article I will explain with an example, how to check email sent status in
SQL Server.
Checking Emails Status and Errors using Log Tables
The following tables can be used to find the status of Emails whether they are not sent, sent or failed.
Unsent Emails
The Emails which are not sent due to any reason are available in the msdb.dbo.sysmail_unsentitems table.
SELECT * FROM msdb.dbo.sysmail_unsentitems
Sent Emails
The Emails which were sent without any problems are available in the msdb.dbo.sysmail_sentitems table.
SELECT * FROM msdb.dbo.sysmail_sentitems
Failed Emails
The Emails which are failed and were not sent are available in the msdb.dbo.sysmail_faileditems table.
SELECT * FROM msdb.dbo.sysmail_faileditems
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Above table does not store the details of the Error i.e. the Error Message. The details of the Error are present in the msdb.dbo.sysmail_event_log table.
The following SQL Query gets list of failed emails as well as the details of the Error.
SELECT mailitem_id
,[subject]
,[last_mod_date]
,(SELECT TOP 1 [description]
FROM msdb.dbo.sysmail_event_log
WHERE mailitem_id = logs.mailitem_id
ORDER BY log_date DESC) [description]
FROM msdb.dbo.sysmail_faileditems logs
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