35.53. table_privileges

grantor sql_identifier

Name of the role that granted the privilege

grantee sql_identifier

Name of the role that the privilege was granted to

table_catalog sql_identifier

Name of the database that contains the table (always the current database)

table_schema sql_identifier

Name of the schema that contains the table

table_name sql_identifier

Name of the table

privilege_type character_data

Type of the privilege: SELECT , INSERT , UPDATE , DELETE , TRUNCATE , REFERENCES , or TRIGGER

is_grantable yes_or_no

YES if the privilege is grantable, NO if not

with_hierarchy yes_or_no

In the SQL standard, WITH HIERARCHY OPTION is a separate (sub-)privilege allowing certain operations on table inheritance hierarchies. In PostgreSQL, this is included in the SELECT privilege, so this column shows YES if the privilege is SELECT , else NO .