pg_trigger

A system table used to store information about triggers

pg_trigger is a system catalogue table used to store information about triggers.

pg_trigger was added in PostgreSQL 6.2.

Definition by PostgreSQL version

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 16)

                 Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default 
----------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 oid            | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgrelid        | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgparentid     | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgname         | name         |           | not null | 
 tgfoid         | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgtype         | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgenabled      | "char"       |           | not null | 
 tgisinternal   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstrindid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstraint   | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tginitdeferred | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgnargs        | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgattr         | int2vector   |           | not null | 
 tgargs         | bytea        |           | not null | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | C         |          | 
 tgoldtable     | name         |           |          | 
 tgnewtable     | name         |           |          | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" PRIMARY KEY, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE CONSTRAINT, btree (tgrelid, tgname)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 15)

                 Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default 
----------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 oid            | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgrelid        | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgparentid     | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgname         | name         |           | not null | 
 tgfoid         | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgtype         | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgenabled      | "char"       |           | not null | 
 tgisinternal   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstrindid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstraint   | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tginitdeferred | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgnargs        | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgattr         | int2vector   |           | not null | 
 tgargs         | bytea        |           | not null | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | C         |          | 
 tgoldtable     | name         |           |          | 
 tgnewtable     | name         |           |          | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" PRIMARY KEY, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE CONSTRAINT, btree (tgrelid, tgname)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 14)

                 Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default 
----------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 oid            | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgrelid        | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgparentid     | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgname         | name         |           | not null | 
 tgfoid         | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgtype         | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgenabled      | "char"       |           | not null | 
 tgisinternal   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstrindid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstraint   | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tginitdeferred | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgnargs        | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgattr         | int2vector   |           | not null | 
 tgargs         | bytea        |           | not null | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | C         |          | 
 tgoldtable     | name         |           |          | 
 tgnewtable     | name         |           |          | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" PRIMARY KEY, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE CONSTRAINT, btree (tgrelid, tgname)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 13)

                 Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default 
----------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 oid            | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgrelid        | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgparentid     | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgname         | name         |           | not null | 
 tgfoid         | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgtype         | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgenabled      | "char"       |           | not null | 
 tgisinternal   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstrindid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstraint   | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tginitdeferred | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgnargs        | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgattr         | int2vector   |           | not null | 
 tgargs         | bytea        |           | not null | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | C         |          | 
 tgoldtable     | name         |           |          | 
 tgnewtable     | name         |           |          | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 12)

                 Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default 
----------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 oid            | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgrelid        | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgname         | name         |           | not null | 
 tgfoid         | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgtype         | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgenabled      | "char"       |           | not null | 
 tgisinternal   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstrindid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstraint   | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tginitdeferred | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgnargs        | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgattr         | int2vector   |           | not null | 
 tgargs         | bytea        |           | not null | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | C         |          | 
 tgoldtable     | name         |           |          | 
 tgnewtable     | name         |           |          | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 11)

                 Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default 
----------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 tgrelid        | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgname         | name         |           | not null | 
 tgfoid         | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgtype         | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgenabled      | "char"       |           | not null | 
 tgisinternal   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstrindid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstraint   | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tginitdeferred | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgnargs        | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgattr         | int2vector   |           | not null | 
 tgargs         | bytea        |           | not null | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree |           |          | 
 tgoldtable     | name         |           |          | 
 tgnewtable     | name         |           |          | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 10)

                 Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Collation | Nullable | Default 
----------------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------
 tgrelid        | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgname         | name         |           | not null | 
 tgfoid         | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgtype         | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgenabled      | "char"       |           | not null | 
 tgisinternal   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstrindid  | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgconstraint   | oid          |           | not null | 
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tginitdeferred | boolean      |           | not null | 
 tgnargs        | smallint     |           | not null | 
 tgattr         | int2vector   |           | not null | 
 tgargs         | bytea        |           | not null | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree |           |          | 
 tgoldtable     | name         |           |          | 
 tgnewtable     | name         |           |          | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.6)

       Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Modifiers 
----------------+--------------+-----------
 tgrelid        | oid          | not null
 tgname         | name         | not null
 tgfoid         | oid          | not null
 tgtype         | smallint     | not null
 tgenabled      | "char"       | not null
 tgisinternal   | boolean      | not null
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstrindid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstraint   | oid          | not null
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      | not null
 tginitdeferred | boolean      | not null
 tgnargs        | smallint     | not null
 tgattr         | int2vector   | not null
 tgargs         | bytea        | not null
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.5)

       Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Modifiers 
----------------+--------------+-----------
 tgrelid        | oid          | not null
 tgname         | name         | not null
 tgfoid         | oid          | not null
 tgtype         | smallint     | not null
 tgenabled      | "char"       | not null
 tgisinternal   | boolean      | not null
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstrindid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstraint   | oid          | not null
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      | not null
 tginitdeferred | boolean      | not null
 tgnargs        | smallint     | not null
 tgattr         | int2vector   | not null
 tgargs         | bytea        | not null
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.4)

       Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Modifiers 
----------------+--------------+-----------
 tgrelid        | oid          | not null
 tgname         | name         | not null
 tgfoid         | oid          | not null
 tgtype         | smallint     | not null
 tgenabled      | "char"       | not null
 tgisinternal   | boolean      | not null
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstrindid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstraint   | oid          | not null
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      | not null
 tginitdeferred | boolean      | not null
 tgnargs        | smallint     | not null
 tgattr         | int2vector   | not null
 tgargs         | bytea        | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.3)

       Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Modifiers 
----------------+--------------+-----------
 tgrelid        | oid          | not null
 tgname         | name         | not null
 tgfoid         | oid          | not null
 tgtype         | smallint     | not null
 tgenabled      | "char"       | not null
 tgisinternal   | boolean      | not null
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstrindid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstraint   | oid          | not null
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      | not null
 tginitdeferred | boolean      | not null
 tgnargs        | smallint     | not null
 tgattr         | int2vector   | not null
 tgargs         | bytea        | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.2)

       Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Modifiers 
----------------+--------------+-----------
 tgrelid        | oid          | not null
 tgname         | name         | not null
 tgfoid         | oid          | not null
 tgtype         | smallint     | not null
 tgenabled      | "char"       | not null
 tgisinternal   | boolean      | not null
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstrindid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstraint   | oid          | not null
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      | not null
 tginitdeferred | boolean      | not null
 tgnargs        | smallint     | not null
 tgattr         | int2vector   | not null
 tgargs         | bytea        | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.1)

       Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |     Type     | Modifiers 
----------------+--------------+-----------
 tgrelid        | oid          | not null
 tgname         | name         | not null
 tgfoid         | oid          | not null
 tgtype         | smallint     | not null
 tgenabled      | "char"       | not null
 tgisinternal   | boolean      | not null
 tgconstrrelid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstrindid  | oid          | not null
 tgconstraint   | oid          | not null
 tgdeferrable   | boolean      | not null
 tginitdeferred | boolean      | not null
 tgnargs        | smallint     | not null
 tgattr         | int2vector   | not null
 tgargs         | bytea        | 
 tgqual         | pg_node_tree | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.0)

      Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |    Type    | Modifiers 
----------------+------------+-----------
 tgrelid        | oid        | not null
 tgname         | name       | not null
 tgfoid         | oid        | not null
 tgtype         | smallint   | not null
 tgenabled      | "char"     | not null
 tgisinternal   | boolean    | not null
 tgconstrrelid  | oid        | not null
 tgconstrindid  | oid        | not null
 tgconstraint   | oid        | not null
 tgdeferrable   | boolean    | not null
 tginitdeferred | boolean    | not null
 tgnargs        | smallint   | not null
 tgattr         | int2vector | not null
 tgargs         | bytea      | 
 tgqual         | text       | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstraint_index" btree (tgconstraint)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 8.4)

      Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |    Type    | Modifiers 
----------------+------------+-----------
 tgrelid        | oid        | not null
 tgname         | name       | not null
 tgfoid         | oid        | not null
 tgtype         | smallint   | not null
 tgenabled      | "char"     | not null
 tgisconstraint | boolean    | not null
 tgconstrname   | name       | not null
 tgconstrrelid  | oid        | not null
 tgconstraint   | oid        | not null
 tgdeferrable   | boolean    | not null
 tginitdeferred | boolean    | not null
 tgnargs        | smallint   | not null
 tgattr         | int2vector | not null
 tgargs         | bytea      | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstrname_index" btree (tgconstrname)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 8.3)

      Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |    Type    | Modifiers 
----------------+------------+-----------
 tgrelid        | oid        | not null
 tgname         | name       | not null
 tgfoid         | oid        | not null
 tgtype         | smallint   | not null
 tgenabled      | "char"     | not null
 tgisconstraint | boolean    | not null
 tgconstrname   | name       | not null
 tgconstrrelid  | oid        | not null
 tgconstraint   | oid        | not null
 tgdeferrable   | boolean    | not null
 tginitdeferred | boolean    | not null
 tgnargs        | smallint   | not null
 tgattr         | int2vector | not null
 tgargs         | bytea      | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstrname_index" btree (tgconstrname)

Documentation: pg_trigger

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 8.2)

      Table "pg_catalog.pg_trigger"
     Column     |    Type    | Modifiers 
----------------+------------+-----------
 tgrelid        | oid        | not null
 tgname         | name       | not null
 tgfoid         | oid        | not null
 tgtype         | smallint   | not null
 tgenabled      | boolean    | not null
 tgisconstraint | boolean    | not null
 tgconstrname   | name       | not null
 tgconstrrelid  | oid        | not null
 tgdeferrable   | boolean    | not null
 tginitdeferred | boolean    | not null
 tgnargs        | smallint   | not null
 tgattr         | int2vector | not null
 tgargs         | bytea      | 
Indexes:
    "pg_trigger_oid_index" UNIQUE, btree (oid)
    "pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index" UNIQUE, btree (tgrelid, tgname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstrname_index" btree (tgconstrname)
    "pg_trigger_tgconstrrelid_index" btree (tgconstrrelid)

Documentation: pg_trigger

Change history

PostgreSQL 13
- column tgparentid added (commit b9b408c4)
PostgreSQL 10
- columns tgoldtable and tgnewtable added (commit 8c48375e)
PostgreSQL 9.5
- column tgargs set to NOT NULL (commit 82a532b3)
PostgreSQL 9.1
- type of column tgqual changed from TEXT to pg_node_tree (commit 303696c3)
PostgreSQL 9.0
- column tgconstrname removed (commit 9a915e59; note commit mistakenly refers to pg_constraint.pgconstrname)
- column tgqual added (commit 7fc0f062)
- column tgconstrindid added (commit c1b9ec24)
PostgreSQL 8.3
- type of column tgenabled changed from BOOL to CHAR (commit 0fe16500)
- column tgconstraint added (commit 7bddca34)
PostgreSQL 7.3
- column tgname must be unique among triggers of same table (commit unknown)
PostgreSQL 6.2
- added (commit 2d7b93c0)

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pg_trigger

Definition by PostgreSQL version

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 16)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 15)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 14)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 13)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 12)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 11)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 10)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.6)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.5)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.4)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.3)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.2)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.1)

pg_trigger (PostgreSQL 9.0)

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