pg_tables — PostgreSQL system view

Summary

The view pg_tables provides access to useful information about each table in the database.

(Description quoted from the official PostgreSQL documentation.)

Columns

The pg_tables 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
• tablename name references pg_class.relname
  Name of table
• tableowner name references pg_authid.rolname
  Name of table’s owner
• tablespace name references pg_tablespace.spcname
  Name of tablespace containing table (null if default for database)
• hasindexes bool references pg_class.relhasindex
  True if table has (or recently had) any indexes
• hasrules bool references pg_class.relhasrules
  True if table has (or once had) rules
• hastriggers bool references pg_class.relhastriggers
  True if table has (or once had) triggers
• rowsecurity bool references pg_class.relrowsecurity
  True if row security is enabled on the table

Related catalogs

This object references the following other system catalogs:

• schemaname → pg_namespace
• tablename → pg_class
• tableowner → pg_authid
• 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_tables.