SQLSTATE 03000 ERROR Class 03: SQL Statement Not Yet Complete

sql_statement_not_yet_complete Sql Statement Not Yet Complete — SQLSTATE 03000

SQLSTATE 03000 (sql_statement_not_yet_complete): The SQL statement is not yet complete.

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Last reviewed May 2025 Grounded in source

Symptoms

The server reports SQLSTATE 03000 (sql_statement_not_yet_complete), a condition in the SQL Statement Not Yet Complete class.

  • The error is written to the server log and returned to the client carrying SQLSTATE 03000.
  • Any driver (libpq, JDBC, psycopg, npgsql, pgx) surfaces this code in its error object so you can branch on it programmatically.
  • PL/pgSQL can trap it by name: EXCEPTION WHEN sql_statement_not_yet_complete THEN.

Environment

Severity: ERROR  |  PostgreSQL versions: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Reproduce with the exact statement and read the full message in the server log (raise log_min_messages / set log_min_error_statement for more context).

Root Cause

03000 belongs to Class 03 — SQL Statement Not Yet Complete. In this class, the SQL statement is not yet complete.

The first two characters (03) identify the error class, so application code can match the whole class via 03000 when the specific code is not needed.

Diagnostic Queries

Recovery

This is usually transient at the protocol level. Ensure the client sends the full statement and is not interleaving messages incorrectly.

Reference: PostgreSQL error codes — Class 03 (SQL Statement Not Yet Complete).

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