### 26.3.50 The INFORMATION\_SCHEMA VIEW\_TABLE\_USAGE Table

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 The [`VIEW_TABLE_USAGE`](information-schema-view-table-usage-table.html) table (available as of MySQL 8.0.13) provides access to information about tables and views used in view definitions.

 You can see information only for views for which you have some privilege, and only for tables for which you have some privilege.

 The [`VIEW_TABLE_USAGE`](information-schema-view-table-usage-table.html) table has these columns:

* `VIEW_CATALOG`

   The name of the catalog to which the view belongs. This value is always `def`.

* `VIEW_SCHEMA`

   The name of the schema (database) to which the view belongs.

* `VIEW_NAME`

   The name of the view.

* `TABLE_CATALOG`

   The name of the catalog to which the table or view used in the view definition belongs. This value is always `def`.

* `TABLE_SCHEMA`

   The name of the schema (database) to which the table or view used in the view definition belongs.

* `TABLE_NAME`

   The name of the table or view used in the view definition.

