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title: "LOAD Statements"
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  - /docs/sql/reference/load/
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# LOAD Statements

LOAD statements are used to load a built-in or user-defined module.

## Run a LOAD statement

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LOAD statements can be executed with the `executeSql()` method of the `TableEnvironment`. The `executeSql()` method returns 'OK' for a successful LOAD operation; otherwise, it will throw an exception.

The following examples show how to run a LOAD statement in `TableEnvironment`.

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LOAD statements can be executed with the `executeSql()` method of the `TableEnvironment`. The `executeSql()` method returns 'OK' for a successful LOAD operation; otherwise, it will throw an exception.

The following examples show how to run a LOAD statement in `TableEnvironment`.
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LOAD statements can be executed with the `execute_sql()` method of the `TableEnvironment`. The `execute_sql()` method returns 'OK' for a successful LOAD operation; otherwise, it will throw an exception.

The following examples show how to run a LOAD statement in `TableEnvironment`.

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LOAD statements can be executed in [SQL CLI]({{< ref "docs/sql/interfaces/sql-client" >}}).

The following examples show how to run a LOAD statement in SQL CLI.

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```java
StreamExecutionEnvironment env = StreamExecutionEnvironment.getExecutionEnvironment();
StreamTableEnvironment tEnv = StreamTableEnvironment.create(env);

// load a hive module
tEnv.executeSql("LOAD MODULE hive WITH ('hive-version' = '3.1.3')");
tEnv.executeSql("SHOW MODULES").print();
// +-------------+
// | module name |
// +-------------+
// |        core |
// |        hive |
// +-------------+

```
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```scala
val env = StreamExecutionEnvironment.getExecutionEnvironment()
val tEnv = StreamTableEnvironment.create(env)

// load a hive module
tEnv.executeSql("LOAD MODULE hive WITH ('hive-version' = '3.1.3')")
tEnv.executeSql("SHOW MODULES").print()
// +-------------+
// | module name |
// +-------------+
// |        core |
// |        hive |
// +-------------+

```
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```python
table_env = StreamTableEnvironment.create(...)

# load a hive module
table_env.execute_sql("LOAD MODULE hive WITH ('hive-version' = '3.1.3')")
table_env.execute_sql("SHOW MODULES").print()
# +-------------+
# | module name |
# +-------------+
# |        core |
# |        hive |
# +-------------+

```
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```sql
Flink SQL> LOAD MODULE hive WITH ('hive-version' = '3.1.3');
[INFO] Load module succeeded!

Flink SQL> SHOW MODULES;
+-------------+
| module name |
+-------------+
|        core |
|        hive |
+-------------+

```
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## LOAD MODULE

The following grammar gives an overview of the available syntax:
```sql
LOAD MODULE module_name [WITH ('key1' = 'val1', 'key2' = 'val2', ...)]
```
{{< hint warning >}}
`module_name` is a simple identifier. It is case-sensitive and should be identical to the module type defined in the module factory because it is used to perform module discovery.
Properties `('key1' = 'val1', 'key2' = 'val2', ...)` is a map that contains a set of key-value pairs (except for the key `'type'`) and passed to the discovery service to instantiate the corresponding module.
{{< /hint >}}
