pg_policies — PostgreSQL system view

Summary

The view pg_policies provides access to useful information about each row-level security policy in the database.

(Description quoted from the official PostgreSQL documentation.)

Columns

The pg_policies 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 policy is on
• tablename name references pg_class.relname
  Name of table policy is on
• policyname name references pg_policy.polname
  Name of policy
• permissive text
  Is the policy permissive or restrictive?
• roles name[]
  The roles to which this policy applies
• cmd text
  The command type to which the policy is applied
• qual text
  The expression added to the security barrier qualifications for queries that this policy applies to
• with_check text
  The expression added to the WITH CHECK qualifications for queries that attempt to add rows to this table

Related catalogs

This object references the following other system catalogs:

• schemaname → pg_namespace
• tablename → pg_class
• policyname → pg_policy

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_policies.