pg_stat_database.sessions_killed

Description

Number of database sessions to this database that were terminated by operator intervention

View

pg_stat_database

Field

sessions_killed

SQL type

bigint

Units named in the field definition

Not specified

Reset observation

Time at which these statistics were last reset

Usage

SELECT sessions_killed FROM pg_catalog.pg_stat_database;

View semantics

The pg_stat_database view will contain one row for each database in the cluster, plus one for shared objects, showing database-wide statistics.

Collection and reset context

Read the same-version statistics collection and view documentation below for reset scope and visibility. No per-field reset rule is inferred from the field name.

Inspect this field

Example query; no execution result or measured value is asserted.

SELECT sessions_killed FROM pg_catalog.pg_stat_database;

Related entries

• pg_stat_database columns
• Statistics collection and reset functions

Documentation and source

• PostgreSQL 18 English manual

Compare versions

PostgreSQL 13 → 14: added.

--- PostgreSQL 13
+++ PostgreSQL 14
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-Not recorded in this version
+{
+  "field": "sessions_killed",
+  "sql_type": "bigint",
+  "units_mentioned": [],
+  "view": "pg_stat_database"
+}

Compares recorded interfaces and attributes. Source fingerprints and build metadata are excluded; an absent sample is not proof of the introduction or removal release.

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