Queries
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric
Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric
SQL database in Microsoft Fabric
Data Manipulation Language (DML) is a vocabulary used to retrieve and work with data in SQL Server and SQL Database. Most also work in Azure Synapse Analytics and Analytics Platform System (PDW) (review each individual statement for details). Use these statements to add, modify, query, or remove data from a SQL Server database.
In This Section
The following table lists the DML statements that SQL Server uses.
The following table lists the clauses that are used in multiple DML statements or clauses.
| Clause | Can be used in these statements |
|---|---|
| FROM (Transact-SQL) | DELETE, SELECT, UPDATE |
| Hints (Transact-SQL) | DELETE, INSERT, SELECT, UPDATE |
| OPTION Clause (Transact-SQL) | DELETE, SELECT, UPDATE |
| OUTPUT Clause (Transact-SQL) | DELETE, INSERT, MERGE, UPDATE |
| Search Condition (Transact-SQL) | DELETE, MERGE, SELECT, UPDATE |
| Table Value Constructor (Transact-SQL) | FROM, INSERT, MERGE |
| TOP (Transact-SQL) | DELETE, INSERT, MERGE, SELECT, UPDATE |
| WHERE (Transact-SQL) | DELETE, SELECT, UPDATE, MATCH |
| WITH common_table_expression (Transact-SQL) | DELETE, INSERT, MERGE, SELECT, UPDATE |