pg_constraint

A system catalogue table used to store information about constraints (excluding NOT NULL constraints)

pg_constraint is a system catalogue table used to store information about constraints (excluding NOT NULL constraints).

System functions

The system function pg_get_constraintdef() can be used to get the definition of a constraint.

NOT NULL constraints

Currently NOT NULL constraints are stored in pg_attribute; a commit in commit e49ae8d3 (from 2010) implies there is or was an intent to move them to this table.

Domain constraints

Commit 8abb3cda (from 2015) includes a suggestion to add a separate table for domain constraints.

Definition by PostgreSQL version

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 13)

               Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default
---------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 oid           | oid          |           | not null |
 conname       | name         |           | not null |
 connamespace  | oid          |           | not null |
 contype       | "char"       |           | not null |
 condeferrable | boolean      |           | not null |
 condeferred   | boolean      |           | not null |
 convalidated  | boolean      |           | not null |
 conrelid      | oid          |           | not null |
 contypid      | oid          |           | not null |
 conindid      | oid          |           | not null |
 conparentid   | oid          |           | not null |
 confrelid     | oid          |           | not null |
 confupdtype   | "char"       |           | not null |
 confdeltype   | "char"       |           | not null |
 confmatchtype | "char"       |           | not null |
 conislocal    | boolean      |           | not null |
 coninhcount   | integer      |           | not null |
 connoinherit  | boolean      |           | not null |
 conkey        | smallint[]   |           |          |
 confkey       | smallint[]   |           |          |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conppeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conffeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conexclop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conbin        | pg_node_tree | C         |          |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conparentid_index" btree (conparentid)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_contypid_conname_index" UNIQUE, btree (conrelid, contypid, conname)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 12)

               Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default
---------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 oid           | oid          |           | not null |
 conname       | name         |           | not null |
 connamespace  | oid          |           | not null |
 contype       | "char"       |           | not null |
 condeferrable | boolean      |           | not null |
 condeferred   | boolean      |           | not null |
 convalidated  | boolean      |           | not null |
 conrelid      | oid          |           | not null |
 contypid      | oid          |           | not null |
 conindid      | oid          |           | not null |
 conparentid   | oid          |           | not null |
 confrelid     | oid          |           | not null |
 confupdtype   | "char"       |           | not null |
 confdeltype   | "char"       |           | not null |
 confmatchtype | "char"       |           | not null |
 conislocal    | boolean      |           | not null |
 coninhcount   | integer      |           | not null |
 connoinherit  | boolean      |           | not null |
 conkey        | smallint[]   |           |          |
 confkey       | smallint[]   |           |          |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conppeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conffeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conexclop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conbin        | pg_node_tree | C         |          |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_contypid_conname_index" UNIQUE, btree (conrelid, contypid, conname)
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conparentid_index" btree (conparentid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 11)

               Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default
---------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 conname       | name         |           | not null |
 connamespace  | oid          |           | not null |
 contype       | "char"       |           | not null |
 condeferrable | boolean      |           | not null |
 condeferred   | boolean      |           | not null |
 convalidated  | boolean      |           | not null |
 conrelid      | oid          |           | not null |
 contypid      | oid          |           | not null |
 conindid      | oid          |           | not null |
 conparentid   | oid          |           | not null |
 confrelid     | oid          |           | not null |
 confupdtype   | "char"       |           | not null |
 confdeltype   | "char"       |           | not null |
 confmatchtype | "char"       |           | not null |
 conislocal    | boolean      |           | not null |
 coninhcount   | integer      |           | not null |
 connoinherit  | boolean      |           | not null |
 conkey        | smallint[]   |           |          |
 confkey       | smallint[]   |           |          |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conppeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conffeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conexclop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conbin        | pg_node_tree |           |          |
 consrc        | text         |           |          |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_contypid_conname_index" UNIQUE, btree (conrelid, contypid, conname)
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conparentid_index" btree (conparentid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 10)

               Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default
---------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 conname       | name         |           | not null |
 connamespace  | oid          |           | not null |
 contype       | "char"       |           | not null |
 condeferrable | boolean      |           | not null |
 condeferred   | boolean      |           | not null |
 convalidated  | boolean      |           | not null |
 conrelid      | oid          |           | not null |
 contypid      | oid          |           | not null |
 conindid      | oid          |           | not null |
 confrelid     | oid          |           | not null |
 confupdtype   | "char"       |           | not null |
 confdeltype   | "char"       |           | not null |
 confmatchtype | "char"       |           | not null |
 conislocal    | boolean      |           | not null |
 coninhcount   | integer      |           | not null |
 connoinherit  | boolean      |           | not null |
 conkey        | smallint[]   |           |          |
 confkey       | smallint[]   |           |          |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conppeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conffeqop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conexclop     | oid[]        |           |          |
 conbin        | pg_node_tree |           |          |
 consrc        | text         |           |          |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 9.6)

     Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |     Type     | Modifiers
---------------+--------------+-----------
 conname       | name         | not null
 connamespace  | oid          | not null
 contype       | "char"       | not null
 condeferrable | boolean      | not null
 condeferred   | boolean      | not null
 convalidated  | boolean      | not null
 conrelid      | oid          | not null
 contypid      | oid          | not null
 conindid      | oid          | not null
 confrelid     | oid          | not null
 confupdtype   | "char"       | not null
 confdeltype   | "char"       | not null
 confmatchtype | "char"       | not null
 conislocal    | boolean      | not null
 coninhcount   | integer      | not null
 connoinherit  | boolean      | not null
 conkey        | smallint[]   |
 confkey       | smallint[]   |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]        |
 conppeqop     | oid[]        |
 conffeqop     | oid[]        |
 conexclop     | oid[]        |
 conbin        | pg_node_tree |
 consrc        | text         |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 9.5)

     Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |     Type     | Modifiers
---------------+--------------+-----------
 conname       | name         | not null
 connamespace  | oid          | not null
 contype       | "char"       | not null
 condeferrable | boolean      | not null
 condeferred   | boolean      | not null
 convalidated  | boolean      | not null
 conrelid      | oid          | not null
 contypid      | oid          | not null
 conindid      | oid          | not null
 confrelid     | oid          | not null
 confupdtype   | "char"       | not null
 confdeltype   | "char"       | not null
 confmatchtype | "char"       | not null
 conislocal    | boolean      | not null
 coninhcount   | integer      | not null
 connoinherit  | boolean      | not null
 conkey        | smallint[]   |
 confkey       | smallint[]   |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]        |
 conppeqop     | oid[]        |
 conffeqop     | oid[]        |
 conexclop     | oid[]        |
 conbin        | pg_node_tree |
 consrc        | text         |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 9.4)

     Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |     Type     | Modifiers
---------------+--------------+-----------
 conname       | name         | not null
 connamespace  | oid          | not null
 contype       | "char"       | not null
 condeferrable | boolean      | not null
 condeferred   | boolean      | not null
 convalidated  | boolean      | not null
 conrelid      | oid          | not null
 contypid      | oid          | not null
 conindid      | oid          | not null
 confrelid     | oid          | not null
 confupdtype   | "char"       | not null
 confdeltype   | "char"       | not null
 confmatchtype | "char"       | not null
 conislocal    | boolean      | not null
 coninhcount   | integer      | not null
 connoinherit  | boolean      | not null
 conkey        | smallint[]   |
 confkey       | smallint[]   |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]        |
 conppeqop     | oid[]        |
 conffeqop     | oid[]        |
 conexclop     | oid[]        |
 conbin        | pg_node_tree |
 consrc        | text         |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 9.3)

     Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |     Type     | Modifiers
---------------+--------------+-----------
 conname       | name         | not null
 connamespace  | oid          | not null
 contype       | "char"       | not null
 condeferrable | boolean      | not null
 condeferred   | boolean      | not null
 convalidated  | boolean      | not null
 conrelid      | oid          | not null
 contypid      | oid          | not null
 conindid      | oid          | not null
 confrelid     | oid          | not null
 confupdtype   | "char"       | not null
 confdeltype   | "char"       | not null
 confmatchtype | "char"       | not null
 conislocal    | boolean      | not null
 coninhcount   | integer      | not null
 connoinherit  | boolean      | not null
 conkey        | smallint[]   |
 confkey       | smallint[]   |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]        |
 conppeqop     | oid[]        |
 conffeqop     | oid[]        |
 conexclop     | oid[]        |
 conbin        | pg_node_tree |
 consrc        | text         |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 9.2)

     Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |     Type     | Modifiers
---------------+--------------+-----------
 conname       | name         | not null
 connamespace  | oid          | not null
 contype       | "char"       | not null
 condeferrable | boolean      | not null
 condeferred   | boolean      | not null
 convalidated  | boolean      | not null
 conrelid      | oid          | not null
 contypid      | oid          | not null
 conindid      | oid          | not null
 confrelid     | oid          | not null
 confupdtype   | "char"       | not null
 confdeltype   | "char"       | not null
 confmatchtype | "char"       | not null
 conislocal    | boolean      | not null
 coninhcount   | integer      | not null
 connoinherit  | boolean      | not null
 conkey        | smallint[]   |
 confkey       | smallint[]   |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]        |
 conppeqop     | oid[]        |
 conffeqop     | oid[]        |
 conexclop     | oid[]        |
 conbin        | pg_node_tree |
 consrc        | text         |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 9.1)

     Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |     Type     | Modifiers
---------------+--------------+-----------
 conname       | name         | not null
 connamespace  | oid          | not null
 contype       | "char"       | not null
 condeferrable | boolean      | not null
 condeferred   | boolean      | not null
 convalidated  | boolean      | not null
 conrelid      | oid          | not null
 contypid      | oid          | not null
 conindid      | oid          | not null
 confrelid     | oid          | not null
 confupdtype   | "char"       | not null
 confdeltype   | "char"       | not null
 confmatchtype | "char"       | not null
 conislocal    | boolean      | not null
 coninhcount   | integer      | not null
 conkey        | smallint[]   |
 confkey       | smallint[]   |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]        |
 conppeqop     | oid[]        |
 conffeqop     | oid[]        |
 conexclop     | oid[]        |
 conbin        | pg_node_tree |
 consrc        | text         |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 9.0)

    Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |    Type    | Modifiers
---------------+------------+-----------
 conname       | name       | not null
 connamespace  | oid        | not null
 contype       | "char"     | not null
 condeferrable | boolean    | not null
 condeferred   | boolean    | not null
 conrelid      | oid        | not null
 contypid      | oid        | not null
 conindid      | oid        | not null
 confrelid     | oid        | not null
 confupdtype   | "char"     | not null
 confdeltype   | "char"     | not null
 confmatchtype | "char"     | not null
 conislocal    | boolean    | not null
 coninhcount   | integer    | not null
 conkey        | smallint[] |
 confkey       | smallint[] |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]      |
 conppeqop     | oid[]      |
 conffeqop     | oid[]      |
 conexclop     | oid[]      |
 conbin        | text       |
 consrc        | text       |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 8.4)

    Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |    Type    | Modifiers
---------------+------------+-----------
 conname       | name       | not null
 connamespace  | oid        | not null
 contype       | "char"     | not null
 condeferrable | boolean    | not null
 condeferred   | boolean    | not null
 conrelid      | oid        | not null
 contypid      | oid        | not null
 confrelid     | oid        | not null
 confupdtype   | "char"     | not null
 confdeltype   | "char"     | not null
 confmatchtype | "char"     | not null
 conislocal    | boolean    | not null
 coninhcount   | integer    | not null
 conkey        | smallint[] |
 confkey       | smallint[] |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]      |
 conppeqop     | oid[]      |
 conffeqop     | oid[]      |
 conbin        | text       |
 consrc        | text       |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 8.3)

    Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |    Type    | Modifiers
---------------+------------+-----------
 conname       | name       | not null
 connamespace  | oid        | not null
 contype       | "char"     | not null
 condeferrable | boolean    | not null
 condeferred   | boolean    | not null
 conrelid      | oid        | not null
 contypid      | oid        | not null
 confrelid     | oid        | not null
 confupdtype   | "char"     | not null
 confdeltype   | "char"     | not null
 confmatchtype | "char"     | not null
 conkey        | smallint[] |
 confkey       | smallint[] |
 conpfeqop     | oid[]      |
 conppeqop     | oid[]      |
 conffeqop     | oid[]      |
 conbin        | text       |
 consrc        | text       |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 8.2)

    Table "pg_catalog.pg_constraint"
    Column     |    Type    | Modifiers
---------------+------------+-----------
 conname       | name       | not null
 connamespace  | oid        | not null
 contype       | "char"     | not null
 condeferrable | boolean    | not null
 condeferred   | boolean    | not null
 conrelid      | oid        | not null
 contypid      | oid        | not null
 confrelid     | oid        | not null
 confupdtype   | "char"     | not null
 confdeltype   | "char"     | not null
 confmatchtype | "char"     | not null
 conkey        | smallint[] |
 confkey       | smallint[] |
 conbin        | text       |
 consrc        | text       |
Indexes:
    "pg_constraint_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_constraint_conname_nsp_index" btree (conname, connamespace)
    "pg_constraint_conrelid_index" btree (conrelid)
    "pg_constraint_contypid_index" btree (contypid)

Documentation: pg_constraint

Change history

PostgreSQL 12
- column consrc removed (commit 96b00c43)
PostgreSQL 9.3
- column confmatchtype: default foreign key match style is now MATCH SIMPLE (commit f5297bdf)
PostgreSQL 9.2
- column conisonly renamed to connoinherit (commit 09ff76fc)
PostgreSQL 9.0
- column conindid added (commit c1b9ec24)
PostgreSQL 8.4
- columns conislocal and coninhcount added (commit cd902b33)
PostgreSQL 8.3
- columns conpfeqop, conppeqop and conffeqop added (commit 7bddca34)
PostgreSQL 7.3
- added (commit 7c6df91d)

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pg_constraint

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NOT NULL constraints

Domain constraints

Definition by PostgreSQL version

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 13)

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pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 10)

pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 9.6)

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pg_constraint (PostgreSQL 9.4)

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