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These functions can be used to retrieve specific metadata from a SurrealDB Record ID.

Function	Description
`meta::id()`	Extracts and returns the table id from a SurrealDB Record ID
`meta::tb()`	Extracts and returns the table name from a SurrelDB Record ID

The meta::id function extracts and returns the table id from a SurrealDB Record ID.

meta::id(record) -> value

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN meta::id(person:tobie);

"tobie"

The meta::tb function extracts and returns the table name from a SurrelDB Record ID.

meta::tb(record) -> string

The following example shows this function, and its output, when used in a RETURN statement:

RETURN meta::tb(person:tobie);

"person"

Meta functions