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name: watsonxdata-query_history
title: Query history
description: A query history audits all current and past queries that run across existing engines in IBM® watsonx.data.
last-updated: 2026-02-10
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# Query history
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A query history audits all current and past queries that run across existing engines in IBM® watsonx.data.
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The page provides a consolidated and searchable record of query execution activity, helping users monitor performance, review workload patterns, and understand resource consumption across engines.


## What you can view in Query history
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The **Query history** page provides the following key information for every query:

* Query ID
* Query text
* State (such as Running, Finished, Failed)
* Engine and Engine ID
* User
* Source (where the query originated)
* CPU
* Memory (GB)

Within the **Query history** page, you can:

* **Search** for queries by ID, text, user, or other attributes.
* Refresh the list to load the latest query activity.
* Filter by engine, state, user, or other properties.
* Customize the table by showing or hiding columns.
* Download the full query history as a CSV file.
* Select a specific Query to:
   * View or copy the query statement.
   * Review the logical execution plan.
   * Explore the distributed execution plan.
   * View EXPLAIN ANALYZE information.

* Open queries directly in a workspace.
* Access explain details from the overflow menu for each query.

For more information about exporting and importing query history, see [Exporting and importing the query history](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/watsonxdata?topic=watsonxdata-eximp-q-hist&format=markdown).