Script to Check Unused or Possibly Bad NonClustered Indexes in SQL Server Database

sys.indexes, sys.objects and sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats
Checks where writes are greater than the reads i.e. index maintenance is higher than the benefit it is serving during read operation on that table; an indicator that probably not a good index

SELECT SCHEMA_NAME(o.[schema_id]) AS [Schema Name]
	, OBJECT_NAME(s.[object_id]) AS [Table Name]
	, i.name AS [Index Name], i.index_id
	, i.is_disabled, i.is_hypothetical, i.has_filter, i.fill_factor
	, s.user_updates - (s.user_seeks + s.user_scans + s.user_lookups) AS [Difference]
	, s.user_updates AS [Total Writes], s.user_seeks + s.user_scans + s.user_lookups AS [Total Reads]
FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats AS s WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.indexes AS i WITH (NOLOCK)
	ON s.object_id = i.object_id
	AND i.index_id = s.index_id
INNER JOIN sys.objects AS o WITH (NOLOCK)
	ON i.object_id = o.object_id
WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(s.object_id,'IsUserTable') = 1
	AND s.database_id = DB_ID()
	AND s.user_updates > (s.user_seeks + s.user_scans + s.user_lookups)
	AND i.index_id > 1 AND i.type_desc = N'NONCLUSTERED'
	AND i.is_primary_key = 0 AND i.is_unique_constraint = 0 AND i.is_unique = 0
ORDER BY Difference DESC, [Total Writes] DESC, [Total Reads] ASC 
OPTION (RECOMPILE)

Full details on Microsoft’s Documentation page

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