Amazon Redshift will no longer support the use of Python UDFs after June 30, 2026. We will start enforcing it in phases. For more information on the details of Python end of life and migration options, see the [ blog post ](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/amazon-redshift-python-user-defined-functions-will-reach-end-of-support-after-june-30-2026/) that was published on June 30, 2025. 

# CURRENT\_SCHEMA
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Returns the name of the schema at the front of the search path. This schema will be used for any tables or other named objects that are created without specifying a target schema. 

## Syntax
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**Note**  
This is a leader-node function. This function returns an error if it references a user-created table, an STL or STV system table, or an SVV or SVL system view.

```
current_schema()
```

## Return type
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CURRENT\_SCHEMA returns a CHAR or VARCHAR string. 

## Examples
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The following query returns the current schema: 

```
select current_schema();

current_schema
----------------
public
(1 row)
```