54.1. Overview
Table 54.1 lists the system views. More detailed documentation of each catalog follows below. Except where noted, all the views described here are read-only.
Table 54.1. System Views
| View Name | Purpose | 
|---|---|
       
        
         pg_available_extensions
        
       
       | 
      available extensions | 
       
        
         pg_available_extension_versions
        
       
       | 
      available versions of extensions | 
       
        
         pg_backend_memory_contexts
        
       
       | 
      backend memory contexts | 
       
        
         pg_config
        
       
       | 
      compile-time configuration parameters | 
       
        
         pg_cursors
        
       
       | 
      open cursors | 
       
        
         pg_file_settings
        
       
       | 
      summary of configuration file contents | 
       
        
         pg_group
        
       
       | 
      groups of database users | 
       
        
         pg_hba_file_rules
        
       
       | 
      summary of client authentication configuration file contents | 
       
        
         pg_ident_file_mappings
        
       
       | 
      summary of client user name mapping configuration file contents | 
       
        
         pg_indexes
        
       
       | 
      indexes | 
       
        
         pg_locks
        
       
       | 
      locks currently held or awaited | 
       
        
         pg_matviews
        
       
       | 
      materialized views | 
       
        
         pg_policies
        
       
       | 
      policies | 
       
        
         pg_prepared_statements
        
       
       | 
      prepared statements | 
       
        
         pg_prepared_xacts
        
       
       | 
      prepared transactions | 
       
        
         pg_publication_tables
        
       
       | 
      publications and information of their associated tables | 
       
        
         pg_replication_origin_status
        
       
       | 
      information about replication origins, including replication progress | 
       
        
         pg_replication_slots
        
       
       | 
      replication slot information | 
       
        
         pg_roles
        
       
       | 
      database roles | 
       
        
         pg_rules
        
       
       | 
      rules | 
       
        
         pg_seclabels
        
       
       | 
      security labels | 
       
        
         pg_sequences
        
       
       | 
      sequences | 
       
        
         pg_settings
        
       
       | 
      parameter settings | 
       
        
         pg_shadow
        
       
       | 
      database users | 
       
        
         pg_shmem_allocations
        
       
       | 
      shared memory allocations | 
       
        
         pg_stats
        
       
       | 
      planner statistics | 
       
        
         pg_stats_ext
        
       
       | 
      extended planner statistics | 
       
        
         pg_stats_ext_exprs
        
       
       | 
      extended planner statistics for expressions | 
       
        
         pg_tables
        
       
       | 
      tables | 
       
        
         pg_timezone_abbrevs
        
       
       | 
      time zone abbreviations | 
       
        
         pg_timezone_names
        
       
       | 
      time zone names | 
       
        
         pg_user
        
       
       | 
      database users | 
       
        
         pg_user_mappings
        
       
       | 
      user mappings | 
       
        
         pg_views
        
       
       | 
      views |