System Catalogs / System views
pg_views
Read the PG 18 manualThe view pg_views provides access to useful information about each view in the database.
Reading PG 18current·documented in 24 of 24 versions, 7.4 to 20
- Kind
- System views
- Columns in this snapshot
- 4
- Definition source
- English manual
- Metadata snapshot
- 18.6
Columns 4
As listed in the PostgreSQL 18 manual.
| Column | Type | Description / reference |
|---|---|---|
schemaname | name | Name of schema containing view pg_namespace.nspname |
viewname | name | Name of view pg_class.relname |
viewowner | name | Name of view's owner pg_authid.rolname |
definition | text | View definition (a reconstructed SELECT query) |
Column history across versions
Version history 1
- 8.1 → 8.2 reworded
Definition snapshot: english-manuals:34b0398dc65e98b6e4c6650ed0f… · English manual source