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Historical version. PostgreSQL 13 reached end of support in November 2025. See the current version for supported releases.

51.67. pg_config

The view pg_config describes the compile-time configuration parameters of the currently installed version of PostgreSQL. It is intended, for example, to be used by software packages that want to interface to PostgreSQL to facilitate finding the required header files and libraries. It provides the same basic information as the pg_config PostgreSQL client application.

By default, the pg_config view can be read only by superusers.

Table 51.68. pg_config Columns

Column Type

Description

name text

The parameter name

setting text

The parameter value


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