## Syntax
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Start((START)) --> YEAR[YEAR]:::quoted
YEAR --> End((END))
```
## Purpose
The `YEAR` SQL function extracts the year from a date/time.
See also [[DAY]], [[HOUR]], [[MICROSECOND]], [[MILLISECOND]], [[MINUTE]], [[MONTH]], and [[SECOND]].
Parameters:
- Input (`datetime`): the date/time to extract the years from.
Returns: the year as an `int32`.
## Examples
The following example extracts the years from current system date/time in UTC:
```sql
select year(sysdateutc)
-------------------
2026
```
The following example extracts the years from January 1, 2026:
```sql
select year(to_date('20260101', 'YYYYMMDD'))
-------------------
2026
```