Summary
The catalog pg_subscription_rel stores the state of each replicated table and sequence for each subscription. This is a many-to-many mapping.
(Description quoted from the official PostgreSQL documentation.)
Columns
The pg_subscription_rel system catalog exposes the following columns (names, types and descriptions are taken verbatim from the PostgreSQL documentation):
srsubidoidreferencespg_subscription.oid
Reference to subscriptionsrrelidoidreferencespg_class.oid
Reference to table or sequencesrsubstatechar
State code for the table or sequence. State codes for tables: i = initialize, d = data is being copied, f = finished table copy, s = synchronized, r = ready (normal replication) State codes for sequences: i = initialize, r = readysrsublsnpg_lsn
Remote LSN of the state change used for synchronization coordination when in s or r states, otherwise null
Related catalogs
This object references the following other system catalogs:
srsubid→pg_subscriptionsrrelid→pg_class
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
Reference: PostgreSQL documentation — pg_subscription_rel.