pg_indexes — PostgreSQL system view

Summary

The view pg_indexes provides access to useful information about each index in the database.

(Description quoted from the official PostgreSQL documentation.)

Columns

The pg_indexes system view exposes the following columns (names, types and descriptions are taken verbatim from the PostgreSQL documentation):

• schemaname name references pg_namespace.nspname
  Name of schema containing table and index
• tablename name references pg_class.relname
  Name of table the index is for
• indexname name references pg_class.relname
  Name of index
• tablespace name references pg_tablespace.spcname
  Name of tablespace containing index (null if default for database)
• indexdef text
  Index definition (a reconstructed createindex command)

Related catalogs

This object references the following other system catalogs:

• schemaname → pg_namespace
• tablename → pg_class
• tablespace → pg_tablespace

Version applicability

Present in PostgreSQL 17, 18, 19 (verified against each release’s documentation). This is a long-standing system object that also exists in earlier PostgreSQL releases.

Related & references

• PostgreSQL system catalog & view index
• Built-in function reference

Reference: PostgreSQL documentation — pg_indexes.