pg_stat_io.backend_type
Type of backend (e.g. background worker, autovacuum worker). See pg_stat_activity for more information on backend_types. Some backend_types do not accumulate I/O operation statistics and will not be included in the view.
Reading PG 18·Select a recorded version
- View
- pg_stat_io
- Field
- backend_type
- SQL type
- text
- Units named in the field definition
- Not specified
- Reset observation
- Time at which these statistics were last reset.
- documented
- true
- field
- backend_type
- manual path
- /docs/18/monitoring-stats.html
- signature
- SELECT backend_type FROM pg_catalog.pg_stat_io;
- source only
- false
- sql type
- text
- units mentioned
- Unknown
- view
- pg_stat_io
Definition PG 18
Type of backend (e.g. background worker, autovacuum worker). See pg_stat_activity for more information on backend_types. Some backend_types do not accumulate I/O operation statistics and will not be included in the view.
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center · PostgreSQL 18 · 555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f
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