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Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Retrieves the ID of the default configuration for the agent type passed as parameter. This stored procedure is executed at Distributor on any database.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
sp_help_agent_default [ @profile_id = ] profile_id OUTPUT
, [ @agent_type = ] agent_type
[ ; ]
The ID of the default configuration for the type of agent. @profile_id is int, with no default. @profile_id is also an OUTPUT parameter and returns the ID of the default configuration for the type of agent.
The type of agent. @agent_type is int, with no default, and can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
1 |
Snapshot Agent |
2 |
Log Reader Agent |
3 |
Distribution Agent |
4 |
Merge Agent |
9 |
Queue Reader Agent |
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
sp_help_agent_default is used in all types of replication.
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or the replmonitor fixed database role can execute sp_help_agent_default.