---
description: 'Used for implementing views (for more information, see the `CREATE VIEW
  query`). It does not store data, but only stores the specified `SELECT` query. When
  reading from a table, it runs this query (and deletes all unnecessary columns from
  the query).'
sidebar_label: 'View'
sidebar_position: 90
slug: /engines/table-engines/special/view
title: 'View Table Engine'
---

# View table engine

Used for implementing views (for more information, see the `CREATE VIEW query`). It does not store data, but only stores the specified `SELECT` query. When reading from a table, it runs this query (and deletes all unnecessary columns from the query).
