# databases {#system-databases}

Contains information about the databases that are available to the current user.

Columns:

-   `name` ([String](../../sql-reference/data-types/string.md)) — Database name.
-   `engine` ([String](../../sql-reference/data-types/string.md)) — [Database engine](../../engines/database-engines/index.md).
-   `data_path` ([String](../../sql-reference/data-types/string.md)) — Data path.
-   `metadata_path` ([String](../../sql-reference/data-types/enum.md)) — Metadata path.
-   `uuid` ([UUID](../../sql-reference/data-types/uuid.md)) — Database UUID.
-   `comment` ([String](../../sql-reference/data-types/enum.md)) — Database comment.

The `name` column from this system table is used for implementing the `SHOW DATABASES` query.

**Example**

Create a database.

``` sql
CREATE DATABASE test;
```

Check all of the available databases to the user.

``` sql
SELECT * FROM system.databases;
```

``` text
┌─name───────────────┬─engine─┬─data_path──────────────────┬─metadata_path───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬─uuid─────────────────────────────────┬─comment─┐
│ INFORMATION_SCHEMA │ Memory │ /var/lib/clickhouse/       │                                                                     │ 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 │         │
│ default            │ Atomic │ /var/lib/clickhouse/store/ │ /var/lib/clickhouse/store/d31/d317b4bd-3595-4386-81ee-c2334694128a/ │ 24363899-31d7-42a0-a436-389931d752a0 │         │
│ information_schema │ Memory │ /var/lib/clickhouse/       │                                                                     │ 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 │         │
│ system             │ Atomic │ /var/lib/clickhouse/store/ │ /var/lib/clickhouse/store/1d1/1d1c869d-e465-4b1b-a51f-be033436ebf9/ │ 03e9f3d1-cc88-4a49-83e9-f3d1cc881a49 │         │
└────────────────────┴────────┴────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┴─────────┘
```