PostgreSQL Error Reference
Every error, explained
SQLSTATE codes, condition names, root causes, copy-paste fixes and prevention — each one reproduced on real PostgreSQL, not guessed.
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PG 14–18 covered
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40001 ERROR could not serialize access due to concurrent update — 40001
serialization_failure
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40001 ERROR could not serialize access due to read/write dependencies among transactions — 40001
serialization_failure
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40001 ERROR canceling statement due to conflict with recovery — 40001
serialization_failure
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40P01 ERROR deadlock detected — PostgreSQL SQLSTATE 40P01
deadlock_detected
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42501 ERROR new row violates row-level security policy for table “…” — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR new row violates row-level security policy (USING expression) for table “…” — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR permission denied for database sev1_pilot — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR permission denied for function pf59 — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR permission denied for language plpgsql — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR permission denied for schema … — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR permission denied for sequence … — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR permission denied for table … — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR permission denied to create database — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR permission denied to create role — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR permission denied to set parameter “session_preload_libraries” — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR permission denied to set role “…” — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 FATAL role “…” is not permitted to log in — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR could not create file “…”: Permission denied — 58030
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR must be owner of relation … — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42501 ERROR must be superuser to … — 42501
insufficient_privilege
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42601 ERROR subquery has too many columns — 42601
syntax_error
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42601 ERROR subquery in FROM must have an alias — 42601
syntax_error
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42601 ERROR subquery must return only one column — 42601
syntax_error
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42601 ERROR syntax error at end of input — 42601
syntax_error
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