# Viewing and downloading SQL text in the Performance Insights dashboard
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In the Performance Insights dashboard, you can view or download SQL text.

**To view more SQL text in the Performance Insights dashboard**

1. Open the Amazon RDS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Performance Insights**.

1. Choose a DB instance.

1. Scroll down to the **Top SQL** tab in the Performance Insights dashboard.

1. Choose the plus sign to expand a SQL digest and choose one of the digest's child queries.

   SQL statements with text larger than 500 bytes look similar to the following image.  
![\[SQL statements with large text\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/images/perf-insights-large-text-1.png)

1. Scroll down to the **SQL text** tab.  
![\[SQL information section shows more of the SQL text\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/images/perf-insights-large-text-2.png)

   The Performance Insights dashboard can display up to 4,096 bytes for each SQL statement.

1. (Optional) Choose **Copy** to copy the displayed SQL statement, or choose **Download** to download the SQL statement to view the SQL text up to the DB engine limit.
**Note**  
To copy or download the SQL statement, disable pop-up blockers.