The information schema is a built-in schema that's common to every
PostgreSQL database. You can run SQL queries against tables in the
information_schema
to fetch schema metadata for a database.
For example, the following query fetches the names of all user-defined tables in a database:
SELECT
table_name
FROM
information_schema.tables
WHERE
table_schema = 'public'
Usage
information_schema
tables are available only through SQL interfaces, for example:- The
executeQuery
API - The
gcloud spanner databases execute-sql
command - The Query page of a database in the Google Cloud console.
Other single read methods don't support
information_schema
.- The
- Queries against the
information_schema
can use strong, bounded staleness, or exact staleness timestamp bounds. - If you are using a GoogleSQL-dialect database, see Information schema for GoogleSQL-dialect databases.
Differences from information_schema
for PostgreSQL
The tables in the information_schema
for PostgreSQL-dialect databases include columns from
the tables in the information_schema
for open source PostgreSQL and in
some cases also include columns from Spanner. In these tables, the
open source PostgreSQL columns come first and in the same order as they do
for a open source PostgreSQL database, and any distinct columns for
Spanner are appended afterwards. Queries written for the
open source PostgreSQL version of information_schema
should work without
modification when using PostgreSQL-dialect databases in Google Cloud CLI.
Other notable differences in the information_schema
for PostgreSQL-dialect databases are:
- Some of the table columns for open source PostgreSQL are available, but not populated in PostgreSQL-dialect databases.
- PostgreSQL-dialect databases use
public
for the default schema name. - Automatically generated constraint names use a different format than open source PostgreSQL databases.
- Tables related to open source PostgreSQL features that are not supported in PostgreSQL-dialect databases are not available.
- Some tables that are available with Spanner but not
open source PostgreSQL, such as
database_options
,index_columns
,indexes
, andspanner_statistics
are available.
Row filtering in information_schema
tables and views
Principals that have database-level IAM permissions and
principals who have been granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system
role (or to members of that role) can see all
rows in all information_schema
tables and views. For other principals,
Spanner filters rows based on the current database role. The
table and view descriptions in the following sections indicate how
Spanner filters rows for each table and view.
Tables in information_schema
for PostgreSQL-dialect databases
The tables and views in the information_schema
are compatible with the tables
and views in the information_schema
of open source PostgreSQL.
The following sections describe the tables and views in the information_schema
for PostgreSQL-dialect databases.
applicable_roles
This row-filtered view lists all role memberships that are explicitly granted to
all database roles. Principals that have database-level IAM
permissions and principals who have been granted access to the
spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that role can see all rows in
this view. All other principals can see only the role memberships that are
granted to the current database role or to a role of which the current database
role is a member.
Because all database roles are members of the public role, the results omit records for implicit membership in the public role.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
grantee |
character varying |
The name of the database role to which membership is granted. |
role_name |
character varying |
The name of the parent database role in which this membership is granted. |
is_grantable |
character varying |
Not used. Always NO . |
change_stream_columns
This row-filtered view contains information about table columns and the change streams that watch them. Each row describes one change stream and one column. If a change stream tracks an entire table, then the columns in that table don't show in this view.
Principals that have database-level IAM permissions and
principals who have been granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role
or to members of that role can see all rows in this view. All other principals
can see only rows for change streams on which the SELECT
privilege is granted
to the current database role, to roles of which the current database role is a
member, or to public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
change_stream_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
change_stream_schema |
character varying |
The name of the change stream's schema. For PostgreSQL-dialect databases, the default
is public . |
change_stream_name |
character varying |
The name of the change stream. |
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the table's schema. For PostgreSQL-dialect databases, the default
is public . |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table that this row refers to. |
column_name |
character varying |
The name of the column that this row refers to. |
change_stream_options
This row-filtered view contains the configuration options for change streams.
Principals that have database-level IAM permissions and principals who
have been granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members
of that role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only
options for change streams on which the SELECT
privilege is granted to the
current database role, to roles of which the current database role is a member,
or to public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
change_stream_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
change_stream_schema |
character varying |
The name of the change stream's schema. For PostgreSQL-dialect databases, the default
is public . |
change_stream_name |
character varying |
The name of the change stream. |
option_name |
character varying |
The name of the change stream option. |
option_type |
character varying |
The data type of the change stream option. |
option_value |
character varying |
The value of the change stream option. |
change_stream_privileges
This row-filtered view lists all fine-grained access control privileges granted on all change
streams to any database role, including public
. Principals that have
database-level IAM permissions and principals who have been
granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that
role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only privileges
granted on change streams to the current database role, to roles of which the
current database role is a member, or to public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
grantor |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
grantee |
character varying |
The name of the database role to which this privilege is granted. |
change_stream_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
change_stream_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the change stream.
The default is public for PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
change_stream_name |
character varying |
The name of the change stream. |
privilege_type |
character varying |
The type of the privilege (SELECT only). |
is_grantable |
character varying |
Not used. Always NO . |
change_stream_tables
This row-filtered view contains information about tables and the change streams
that watch them. Each row describes one table and one change stream. Principals
that have database-level IAM permissions and principals who have been
granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that
role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only rows for
change streams on which the SELECT
privilege is granted to the current
database role, to roles of which the current database role is a member, or to
public
.
The data in change_stream_tables
does not include the implicit relationships
between tables and change streams that track the entire database.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
change_stream_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
change_stream_schema |
character varying |
The name of the change stream's schema. For PostgreSQL-dialect databases, the default
is public . |
change_stream_name |
character varying |
The name of the change stream that this row refers to. |
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the table's schema. For PostgreSQL-dialect databases, the default
is public . |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table that this row refers to. |
all_columns |
character varying |
YES if this row's change stream tracks the entirety of the
table this row refers to. Otherwise, NO . In accordance with the
SQL standard, the string is either YES or NO ,
rather than a Boolean value. |
change_streams
This row-filtered view lists all of a database's change streams, and notes which
ones track the entire database versus specific tables or columns. Principals
that have database-level IAM permissions and principals who have been
granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that
role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only change
streams on which the SELECT
fine-grained access control privilege is granted to the current
database role, to roles of which the current database role is a member, or to
public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
change_stream_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
change_stream_schema |
character varying |
The name of this change stream's schema. For PostgreSQL-dialect databases, the default
is public . |
change_stream_name |
character varying |
The name of the change stream. |
all |
character varying |
YES if this change stream tracks the entire database.
NO if this change stream tracks specific tables or columns.
In accordance with the SQL standard, the string is either YES
or NO , rather than a Boolean value. |
check_constraints
The check_constraints
view contains one row for each
check constraint defined by either the CHECK
or the NOT NULL
keyword.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
constraint_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
constraint_schema |
character varying |
The name of the constraint's schema. The default is public
for PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
constraint_name |
character varying |
The name of the constraint. If the name of the constraint is not explicitly specified in the schema, the auto-generated name is used. |
check_clause |
character varying |
The check constraint's expression. |
spanner_state |
character varying |
The current state of the check constraint. The possible
states are as follows:
|
column_column_usage
This view lists all the generated columns that depend on another base column in the same table.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the table. The name is public for
the default schema and non-empty for other schemas (for example, the
information_schema itself). This column is never null. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table that contains the generated columns. |
column_name |
character varying |
The name of the base column that the generated column depends on. |
dependent_column |
character varying |
The name of the generated column. |
column_options
This view lists all the options defined for the referenced table columns of a foreign key constraint. The view contains only those columns in the reference table that the current user has access to (by way of being the owner or granted privileges).
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the foreign table. The name is
public for the default schema and non-empty for other schemas (for
example, the information_schema itself). This column is never
null. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the foreign table. |
column_name |
character varying |
The name of the column. |
option_name |
character varying |
A SQL identifier that uniquely identifies the option. This identifier
is the key of the OPTIONS clause in DDL.
|
option_value |
character varying |
A SQL literal describing the value of this option. The value of this column is parsable as part of a query. |
option_type |
character varying |
A data type name that is the type of this option value. |
column_privileges
This row-filtered view lists all fine-grained access control privileges granted on all columns
to any database role, including public
. Principals that have IAM
database-level permissions and principals who have been granted access to the
spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that role can see all rows in
this view. All other principals can see only privileges granted on columns to
the current database role, to roles of which the current database role is a
member, or to public
.
The view includes the SELECT
, INSERT
, and UPDATE
privileges that the
column inherits from the table or view that contains the column.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
grantor |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
grantee |
character varying |
The name of the database role to which this privilege is granted. |
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the table or view. The
default is public for PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table or view that contains the column. |
column_name |
character varying |
The name of the column. |
privilege_type |
character varying |
The type of the privilege (SELECT ,
INSERT , or UPDATE ). |
is_grantable |
character varying |
Not used. Always NO . |
columns
This row-filtered view provides information about all table columns and view
columns in the database. Principals that have database-level IAM
permissions and principals who have been granted access to the
spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that role can see all rows in
this view. All other principals can see only columns that have any fine-grained access control
privileges granted on them (or the SELECT
, INSERT
or UPDATE
privileges
granted on their containing tables) to the current database role, to roles of
which the current database role is a member, or to public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the table. The name is
public for the default schema and non-empty for other schemas (for
example, the information_schema itself). This column is never
null. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table |
column_name |
character varying |
The name of the column |
ordinal_position |
BIGINT |
The ordinal position of the column in the table, starting with a value of 1 |
column_default |
character varying |
A string representation of the open source PostgreSQL expression
of the default value of the column, for example, '9'::bigint .
|
is_nullable |
character varying |
A string that indicates whether the column is nullable. In
accordance with the SQL standard, the string is either YES or
NO , rather than a Boolean value. |
data_type |
character varying |
The data type of the column. The value is one of the following:
|
character_maximum_length |
BIGINT |
The declared maximum length for character and bit string data types. If
a maximum length was not specified, then the value is NULL . If the data
type of the column is not a character or bit string, then the value is
NULL . |
character_octet_length |
BIGINT |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
numeric_precision |
BIGINT |
The precision of the numeric data type of the current column.
For double precision , the value is 53. For bigint , the value is 64.
For all other data types, the value is NULL . |
numeric_precision_radix |
BIGINT |
The base (unit) of the precision for numeric types. Only
two values are supported:
NULL . |
numeric_scale |
BIGINT |
Contains the scale of the numeric column type, which is the number of
precision base units after the radix point. For bigint , the
value is 0.
For all other data types, the value is NULL . |
datetime_precision |
BIGINT |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
interval_type |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
interval_precision |
BIGINT |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
character_set_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
character_set_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
character_set_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
collation_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
collation_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
collation_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
domain_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
domain_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
domain_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
udt_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
udt_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
udt_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
scope_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
scope_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
scope_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
maximum_cardinality |
BIGINT |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
dtd_identifier |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
is_self_referencing |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
is_identity |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
identity_generation |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
identity_start |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
identity_increment |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
identity_maximum |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
identity_minimum |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
identity_cycle |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
is_generated |
character varying |
A string that indicates whether the column is generated. The string is
either ALWAYS for a generated column or NEVER
for a non-generated column. |
generation_expression |
character varying |
A string representing the SQL expression of a generated column, or
NULL if the column is not a generated column. |
is_updatable |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
spanner_type |
character varying |
A string holding the DDL-compatible type of the column. |
is_stored |
character varying |
A string that indicates whether the generated column is stored.
The string is always YES or NO for generated
columns, and NULL for non-generated columns. |
spanner_state |
character varying |
The current state of the column. A new stored generated column added to
an existing table may go through multiple user-observable states before it
is fully usable. Possible values are:
|
constraint_column_usage
This view contains one row about each column used by a constraint.
- For
PRIMARY KEY
andCHECK
constraints defined by theNOT NULL
keyword, the view contains those columns. - For
CHECK
constraints created with theCHECK
keyword, the view includes the columns used by the check constraint expression. - For foreign key constraints, the view contains the columns of the referenced table.
- For
UNIQUE
constraints, the view contains the columns fromKEY_COLUMN_USAGE
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the table that contains the column that is used by the constraint. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table that contains the column that is used by the constraint. |
column_name |
character varying |
The name of the column that is used by the constraint. |
constraint_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
constraint_schema |
character varying |
The name of the constraint's schema. |
constraint_name |
character varying |
The name of the constraint. |
constraint_table_usage
This view contains one row for each table used by a constraint. For FOREIGN
KEY
constraints, the table information is for the tables in the REFERENCES
clause. For a unique or primary key constraint, this view identifies the
table the constraint belongs to. Check constraints and not-null constraints are
not included in this view.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the constrained table's schema. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table that is used by some constraint. |
constraint_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
constraint_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the constraint. |
constraint_name |
character varying |
The name of the constraint. |
database_options
This table lists the options that are set on the database.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
catalog_name |
character varying |
The database name. |
schema_name |
character varying |
The name of the schema. The default value is public for
PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
option_name |
character varying |
The name of the database option. This is the value of key
in the OPTIONS clause in DDL. |
option_type |
character varying |
The data type of the database option. |
option_value |
character varying |
The value of the database option. |
enabled_roles
This row-filtered view lists the defined database roles. Principals that have
database-level IAM permissions and principals who have been
granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of
that role can see all database roles. All other principals can see only
database roles to which they have been granted access either directly or through
inheritance. All system roles excluding public
also appear in this view.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
role_name |
character varying |
The name of the role. |
spanner_is_system |
character varying |
YES if the role is a system role. Otherwise,
NO . |
index_columns
This view lists the columns in an index.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the index. The default value is
public . |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table associated with the index. |
index_name |
character varying |
The name of the index. Tables that have a PRIMARY KEY
specification have a pseudo-index entry generated with the name
PRIMARY_KEY . |
index_type |
character varying |
The type of index. Possible values are PRIMARY_KEY ,
LOCAL , or GLOBAL . |
column_name |
character varying |
The name of the column. |
ordinal_position |
BIGINT |
The ordinal position of the column in the index (or primary
key), starting with a value of 1. This value is NULL for non-key
columns (for example, columns specified in the
INCLUDE clause
of an index). |
column_ordering |
character varying |
The sort order of the column. The value is ASC or
DESC for key columns, and NULL for non-key
columns (for example, columns specified in the STORING
clause of an index). |
is_nullable |
character varying |
A string that indicates whether the column is nullable. In accordance
with the SQL standard, the string is either YES or
NO , rather than a Boolean value. |
spanner_type |
character varying |
A string holding the DDL-compatible type of the column. |
indexes
This view lists the indexes in a schema.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema. The default value is public . |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table. |
index_name |
character varying |
The name of the index. Tables created with a PRIMARY KEY
clause have a pseudo-index entry generated with the name PRIMARY_KEY ,
which allows the fields of the primary key to be identified. |
index_type |
character varying |
The type of the index. The values include PRIMARY_KEY ,
LOCAL , or GLOBAL . |
parent_table_name |
character varying |
Secondary indexes can be interleaved in a parent table, as discussed in Creating a secondary index. This column holds the name of that parent table, or an empty string if the index is not interleaved. |
is_unique |
character varying |
Whether the index keys must be unique. In accordance with the SQL
standard, the string is either YES or NO , rather
than a Boolean value. |
is_null_filtered |
character varying |
Whether the index includes entries with NULL values. In
accordance with the SQL standard, the string is either YES or
NO , rather than a Boolean value. |
index_state |
character varying |
The current state of the index. Possible values and the states they
represent are:
|
spanner_is_managed |
character varying |
Whether the index is managed by Spanner. For example, secondary
backing indexes for foreign keys are managed by Spanner. The
string is either YES or NO , rather than a
Boolean value, in accordance with the SQL standard. |
information_schema_catalog_name
This table contains one row and one column containing the database name.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
catalog_name |
character varying |
The database name. |
key_column_usage
This view identifies all columns in the current database that are referenced by
a unique, primary key, or foreign key constraint. For information about CHECK
constraint columns, see the check_constraints
view.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
constraint_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
constraint_schema |
character varying |
The name of the constraint's schema. The default value is public . |
constraint_name |
character varying |
The name of the constraint. |
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the table that contains the
constrained column. The default value is public . |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table that contains the column that is restricted by this constraint. |
column_name |
character varying |
The name of the column that is constrained. |
ordinal_position |
BIGINT |
The ordinal position of the column within the constraint's key, starting
with a value of 1 . |
position_in_unique_constraint |
BIGINT |
For FOREIGN KEY s, the ordinal position of the column within
the unique constraint, starting with a value of 1 . This
column has a NULL value for other constraint types. |
parameters
This row-filtered view defines the arguments for each change stream read function. Each row describes one argument for one change stream read function.
Principals that have database-level IAM permissions and principals who
have been granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members
of that role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only
parameters for change stream read functions on which the EXECUTE
fine-grained access control
privilege is granted to the current database role, to roles of which the current
database role is a member, or to public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
specific_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
specific_schema |
character varying |
The name of the routine's schema. For PostgreSQL-dialect databases, the default
is public . |
specific_name |
character varying |
The name of the routine. Uniquely identifies the routine even if its name is overloaded. |
ordinal_position |
bigint |
The ordinal position of the parameter in the argument list of the routine, starting with a value 1. |
parameter_mode |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
is_result |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
as_locator |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
parameter_name |
character varying |
The name of the parameter. |
data_type |
character varying |
The data type of the parameter. The value is one of the
following:
|
character_maximum_length |
bigint |
Not used. Always NULL . |
character_octet_length |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
character_set_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
character_set_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
character_set_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
collation_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
collation_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
collation_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
numeric_precision |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
numeric_precision_radix |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
numeric_scale |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
datetime_precision |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
interval_type |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
interval_precision |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
udt_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
udt_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
udt_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
scope_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
scope_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
scope_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
maximum_cardinality |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
dtd_identifier |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
parameter_default |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
placements
This table lists the placements in the database.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
placement_name |
character varying |
The name of the placement. |
is_default |
character varying |
A string that indicates whether the column is nullable. In
accordance with the SQL standard, the string is either YES or
NO , rather than a Boolean value. |
placement-options
For each placement, this table lists the options that are set on the placement
in the OPTIONS
clause of the CREATE PLACEMENT
statement.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
placement_name |
character varying |
The name of the placement. |
option_name |
character varying |
The name of the placement option. The valid values for
option_name include:
|
option_type |
character varying |
The data type of the placement option. |
option_value |
character varying |
The value of the placement option. For instance_partition ,
this is the name of the instance partition. For default_leader ,
it's the name of the default leader region. |
referential_constraints
This view contains one row about each FOREIGN KEY
constraint. You can see only
those constraints for which you have write access to the referencing table. This
view also identifies the PRIMARY KEY
and UNIQUE
constraints on the
referenced tables that the foreign keys use for constraint enforcement and
referential actions.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
constraint_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
constraint_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the foreign key constraint. The
default value is public . |
constraint_name |
character varying |
The name of the foreign key constraint. |
unique_constraint_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
unique_constraint_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the unique or primary key constraint that the foreign key constraint references. |
unique_constraint_name |
character varying |
The name of the unique or primary key constraint that the foreign key constraint references. |
match_option |
character varying |
The match method used by the foreign key constraint. The value is always
NONE .
|
update_rule |
character varying |
The update rule of the foreign key constraint. This value is always
NO ACTION .
|
delete_rule |
character varying |
The delete rule of the foreign key constraint. This value is either
CASCADE or NO ACTION . |
spanner_state |
character varying |
The current state of the foreign key. Spanner does not begin
enforcing the constraint until the foreign key's backing indexes are
created and backfilled. Once the indexes are ready, Spanner
begins enforcing the constraint for new transactions while it validates the
existing data. The possible values and the states they represent are:
|
role_change_stream_grants
This row-filtered view lists the SELECT
privileges granted on all change
streams to any database role, including public
. Principals that have
database-level IAM permissions and principals who have been
granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that
role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only privileges
granted on change streams to the current database role and to roles of which the
current database role is a member, not including public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
grantor |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
grantee |
character varying |
The name of the database role to which this privilege is granted. |
change_stream_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
change_stream_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the change stream.
The default is public for PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
change_stream_name |
character varying |
The name of the change stream. |
privilege_type |
character varying |
The type of the privilege (SELECT only). |
is_grantable |
character varying |
Not used. Always NO . |
role_column_grants
This row-filtered view lists all fine-grained access control privileges granted on all columns
to any database role, including public
. Principals that have database-level
IAM permissions and principals who have been granted access to the
spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that role can see all rows in
this view. All other principals can see only privileges granted on columns to
the current database role and to roles of which the current database role is a
member, not including public
.
The view includes the SELECT
, INSERT
, and UPDATE
privileges that the
column inherits from the table or view that contains the column.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
grantor |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
grantee |
character varying |
The name of the database role to which this privilege is granted. |
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the table or view. The
default is public for PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table or view that contains the column. |
column_name |
character varying |
The name of the column. |
privilege_type |
character varying |
The type of the privilege (SELECT ,
INSERT , or UPDATE ). |
is_grantable |
character varying |
Not used. Always NO . |
role_routine_grants
This row-filtered view lists the EXECUTE
privileges granted on all change
stream read functions to any database role, including public
. Principals that have
database-level IAM permissions and principals who have been granted access to the
spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that role can see all rows in
this view. All other principals can see only privileges granted on change stream
read functions to the current database role and to roles of which the current
database role is a member, not including public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
grantor
|
character varying
|
Not used. Always NULL . |
grantee
|
character varying
|
The name of the role that the privilege was granted to. |
specific_catalog
|
character varying
|
The database name. |
specific_schema
|
character varying
|
The name of the routine's schema. For PostgreSQL-dialect databases, the default
is public . |
specific_name
|
character varying
|
The name of the routine. Uniquely identifies the routine even if its name is overloaded. |
routine_catalog
|
character varying
|
The database name. |
routine_schema
|
character varying
|
The name of the routine's schema. The default is
public for PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
routine_name
|
character varying
|
The name of the routine. (Might be duplicated in case of overloading.) |
privilege_type
|
character varying
|
The type of the privilege granted. Always EXECUTE . |
is_grantable
|
character varying
|
Not used. Always NO . |
role_table_grants
This row-filtered view lists all fine-grained access control privileges granted on all tables
and views to any database role, including public
. Principals that have
database-level IAM permissions and principals who have been
granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that
role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only privileges
granted on tables and views to the current database role and to roles of which
the current database role is a member, not including public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
grantor |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
grantee |
character varying |
The name of the database role to which this privilege is granted. |
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the table or view. The default is
public for PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table or view. |
privilege_type |
character varying |
The type of the privilege (SELECT , INSERT ,
UPDATE , or DELETE ). |
is_grantable |
character varying |
Not used. Always NO . |
with_hierarchy |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
routine_options
This row-filtered view contains one row for each option for each defined change stream read function.
Principals that have database-level IAM permissions and principals who
have been granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members
of that role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only
options for change stream read functions on which the EXECUTE
fine-grained access control
privilege is granted to the current database role, to roles of which the current
database role is a member, or to public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
specific_catalog
|
character varying
|
The database name. |
specific_schema
|
character varying
|
The name of the routine's schema. The default is
public for PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
specific_name
|
character varying
|
The name of the routine. Uniquely identifies the routine even if its name is overloaded. |
option_name
|
character varying
|
The name of the option. |
option_type
|
character varying
|
The data type of the option. The value is one of the following:
|
option_value
|
character varying
|
The value of the option. |
routine_privileges
This row-filtered view lists all fine-grained access control privileges granted on all change
stream read functions to any database role, including public
. Principals that
have database-level IAM permissions and principals who have been
granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that
role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only privileges
granted on change stream read functions to the current database role, to roles
of which the current database role is a member, or to public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
grantor
|
character varying
|
Not used. Always NULL . |
grantee
|
character varying
|
The name of the role that the privilege was granted to. |
specific_catalog
|
character varying
|
The database name. |
specific_schema
|
character varying
|
The name of the routine's schema. For PostgreSQL-dialect databases, the default
is public . |
specific_name
|
character varying
|
The name of the routine. Uniquely identifies the routine even if its name is overloaded. |
routine_catalog
|
character varying
|
The database name. |
routine_schema
|
character varying
|
The name of the routine's schema. The default is
public . |
routine_name
|
character varying
|
The name of the routine. (Might be duplicated if overloaded.) |
privilege_type
|
character varying
|
The type of the privilege granted. |
is_grantable
|
character varying
|
Not used. Always NO . |
routines
This row-filtered view lists all of a database's change stream read functions.
Principals that have database-level IAM permissions and principals who
have been granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members
of that role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only
change stream read functions on which the EXECUTE
fine-grained access control privilege is
granted to the current database role, to roles of which the current database
role is a member, or to public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
specific_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
specific_schema |
character varying |
The name of the routine's schema. The default is
public for PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
specific_name |
character varying |
The name of the routine. Uniquely identifies the routine even if its name is overloaded. |
routine_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
routine_schema |
character varying |
The name of the routine's schema. |
routine_name |
character varying |
The name of the routine. (Might be duplicated in case of overloading.) |
routine_type |
character varying |
The type of the routine (FUNCTION or
PROCEDURE ). Always FUNCTION |
module_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
module_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
module_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
udt_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
udt_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
udt_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
data_type |
character varying |
The return type of the routine. The value is one of the
following:
|
character_maximum_length |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
character_octet_length |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
character_set_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
character_set_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
character_set_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
collation_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
collation_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
collation_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
numeric_precision |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
numeric_precision_radix |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
numeric_scale |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
datetime_precision |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
interval_type |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
interval_precision |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
type_udt_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
type_udt_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
type_udt_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
scope_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
scope_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
scope_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
maximum_cardinality |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
dtd_identifier |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
routine_body |
character varying |
The type of the routine body (SQL or
EXTERNAL ). |
routine_definition |
character varying |
The definition for the routine_body SQL, empty
otherwise. |
external_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
external_language |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
parameter_style |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
is_deterministic |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
sql_data_access |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
is_null_call |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
sql_path |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
schema_level_routine |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
max_dynamic_result_sets |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
is_user_defined_cast |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
is_implicitly_invocable |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
security_type |
character varying |
The security type of the routine. Only INVOKER is
supported. |
to_sql_specific_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
to_sql_specific_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
to_sql_specific_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
as_locator |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
created |
timestamp with time zone |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
last_altered |
timestamp with time zone |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
new_savepoint_level |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
is_udt_dependent |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_from_data_type |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_as_locator |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_char_max_length |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_char_octet_length |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_char_set_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_char_set_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_char_set_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_collation_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_collation_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_collation_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_numeric_precision |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_numeric_precision_radix |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_numeric_scale |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_datetime_precision |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_interval_type |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_interval_precision |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_type_udt_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_type_udt_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_type_udt_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_scope_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_scope_schema |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_scope_name |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_maximum_cardinality |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
result_cast_dtd_identifier |
character varying |
Not used. The value is always NULL . |
schemata
The information_schema.schemata
view contains one row for each schema in the
current database. The schemas include the information schema and a default
schema named public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
catalog_name |
character varying |
The database name. |
schema_name |
character varying |
The name of the schema. This is set to public for the default schema
and non-empty for named schemas. |
schema_owner |
character varying |
The name of the owner of the schema. |
default_character_set_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. |
default_character_set_schema |
character varying |
Not used. |
default_character_set_name |
character varying |
Not used. |
sql_path |
character varying |
Not used. |
effective_timestamp |
timestamp with timezone |
The timestamp at which all the data in this schema became effective. This is used only for the default schema. |
sequences
The information_schema.sequences
view contains the sequences
metadata.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
sequence_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
sequence_schema |
character varying |
The name of the sequence's schema. The default is public
for a PostgreSQL-dialect database. |
sequence_name |
character varying |
The name of the sequence. |
data_type |
character varying |
Sequence only supports int8 . |
numeric_precision |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always `NULL`. |
numeric_precision_radix |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always `NULL`. |
numeric_scale |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always `NULL`. |
start_value |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always `NULL`. |
minimum_value |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always `NULL`. |
maximum_value |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always `NULL`. |
increment |
bigint |
Not used. The value is always `NULL`. |
cycle_option |
character varying |
The only option that sequence accepts is no . |
sequence_kind |
character varying |
The kind of sequence. bit_reversed_positive is the only
acceptable value. |
counter_start_value |
bigint |
Starting value of the sequence counter. |
skip_range_min |
bigint |
The minimum value in the skipped range. This value is NULL
if not set. |
skip_range_max |
bigint |
The maximum value in the skipped range. This value is NULL
if not set. |
spanner_statistics
This table lists the available query optimizer statistics packages.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
catalog_name |
character varying |
The database name. |
schema_name |
character varying |
The name of the schema. The default schema value is public . |
package_name |
character varying |
The name of the statistics package. |
allow_gc |
character varying |
Whether the statistics package is exempted from garbage collection. In
accordance with the SQL standard, the string is either YES or
NO , rather than a Boolean value. This attribute must be set
to NO before you can reference the statistics package in a
hint or through the client API.
|
table_constraints
This view contains all constraints belonging to tables that the current user has
access to (other than SELECT
).
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
constraint_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
constraint_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the constraint. |
constraint_name |
character varying |
The name of the constraint. |
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of schema that contains the table associated with the constraint. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table. |
constraint_type |
character varying |
The type of the constraint. Possible values are:
|
is_deferrable |
character varying |
The value is always NO . |
initially_deferred |
character varying |
The value is always NO . |
enforced |
character varying |
Whether the constraint is enforced. If a constraint is enforced, (after
it reaches a certain state), it's validated both at write time and by a
background integrity verifier. In accordance with the SQL standard, the
string is either YES or NO , rather than a
Boolean value. |
table_privileges
This row-filtered view lists all fine-grained access control privileges granted on all tables
and views to any database role, including public
. Principals that have
database-level IAM permissions and principals who have been
granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that
role can see all rows in this view. All other principals can see only privileges
granted on tables and views to the current database role, to roles of which the
current database role is a member, or to public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
grantor |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
grantee |
character varying |
The name of the database role to which this privilege is granted. |
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the table or view.
The default is public for PostgreSQL-dialect databases. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table or view. |
privilege_type |
character varying |
The type of the privilege (SELECT , INSERT ,
UPDATE , or DELETE ). |
is_grantable |
character varying |
Not used. Always NO . |
that have_hierarchy |
character varying |
Not used. Always NULL . |
tables
This row-filtered view lists all the tables and view that are in the current database.
Principals that have database-level IAM permissions and principals who
have been granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members
of that role can see all tables and views. All other principals can see only tables
that meet either of the following requirements:
-
The
SELECT
,INSERT
,UPDATE
, orDELETE
fine-grained access control privileges are granted on the table to the current database role, to roles of which the current database role is a member, or topublic
. - The
SELECT
,INSERT
, orUPDATE
privileges are granted on any table column to the current database role, to roles of which the current database role is a member, or topublic
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema that contains the table or view. |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the table, view, or synonym. |
table_type |
character varying |
The table type. Possible values include 'BASE TABLE', 'VIEW', or 'SYNONYM'. |
self_referencing_column_name |
character varying |
Not used. |
reference_generation |
character varying |
Not used. |
user_defined_type_catalog |
character varying |
Not used. |
user_defined_type_schema |
character varying |
Not used. |
user_defined_type_name |
character varying |
Not used. |
is_insertable_into |
character varying |
Not used. |
is_typed |
character varying |
Not used. |
commit_action |
character varying |
Not used. |
parent_table_name |
character varying |
The name of the parent table if this table is interleaved, or
NULL . |
on_delete_action |
character varying |
This is set to CASCADE or NO ACTION for
interleaved tables, and NULL otherwise. See
TABLE statements
for more information. |
spanner_state |
character varying |
The current creation state of the table. A table can go through multiple states during creation, if bulk operations are involved, for example, when the table is created with a foreign key that requires backfilling of its referenced index. Possible states are:
|
interleave_type |
character varying |
Whether there exists a parent-child relationship between this table and
the table it is interleaved in. Possible values are:
|
row_deletion_policy_expression |
character varying |
An string that contains the expression text that defines the ROW
DELETION POLICY . |
table_synonyms
This table lists synonym information for the table.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CATALOG |
STRING |
Name of the catalog containing the table. |
SCHEMA |
STRING |
Name of the schema containing the table. |
TABLE_NAME |
STRING |
Name of the table. |
SYNONYM_CATALOG |
STRING |
The name of the catalog for the synonym. |
SYNONYM_SCHEMA |
STRING |
The name of the schema for the synonym. |
SYNONYM_TABLE_NAME |
STRING |
The name of the table for the synonym. |
views
This row-filtered view lists all views in the current database. Principals that
have database-level IAM permissions and principals who have been
granted access to the spanner_info_reader
system role or to members of that
role can see all views. All other principals can see only views that have the
SELECT
fine-grained access control privilege granted on them to the current database role,
to roles of which the current database role is a member, or to public
.
Column name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
table_catalog |
character varying |
The database name. |
table_schema |
character varying |
The name of the schema. The default value is public . |
table_name |
character varying |
The name of the view. |
view_definition |
character varying |
The SQL text of the query that defines the view. |
check_option |
character varying |
Not used. |
is_updatable |
character varying |
Not used. |
is_insertable_into |
character varying |
Not used. |
is_trigger_updatable |
character varying |
Not used. |
is_trigger_deletable |
character varying |
Not used. |
is_trigger_insertable_into |
character varying |
Not used. |
security_type |
character varying |
The security type of the view. Either INVOKER or
DEFINER .
For more information, see About views. |
Examples
Return information about each table in the default schema:
SELECT
t.table_catalog,
t.table_name,
t.parent_table_name
FROM
information_schema.tables AS t
WHERE
t.table_schema = 'public'
ORDER BY
t.table_catalog,
t.table_schema,
t.table_name
Return the name of all tables and views in the information_schema
for
PostgreSQL-dialect databases:
SELECT table_name
FROM information_schema.tables
WHERE table_schema = "information_schema"
Return information about the columns in the user table my_table
:
SELECT
t.ordinal_position,
t.column_name,
t.data_type,
t.spanner_type,
t.is_nullable
FROM
information_schema.columns AS t
WHERE
t.table_schema = 'public'
AND
t.table_name = 'my_table'
ORDER BY
t.ordinal_position
Return information about each index in the default schema in the current database: ```sql SELECT t.table_name, t.index_name, t.parent_table_name FROM information_schema.indexes AS t WHERE t.table_schema = 'public' AND t.index_type != 'PRIMARY_KEY' ORDER BY t.table_schema, t.table_name, t.index_name
Return all the columns that use options other than the default:
SELECT
t.table_name,
t.column_name,
t.option_type,
t.option_value,
t.option_name
FROM
information_schema.column_options AS t
WHERE
t.table_schema = 'public'
ORDER BY
t.table_schema,
t.table_name,
t.column_name,
t.option_name
Return the current optimizer-related database options:
SELECT
s.option_name,
s.option_value
FROM
information_schema.database_options s
WHERE
s.schema_name='public'
AND s.option_name IN ('optimizer_version',
'optimizer_statistics_package')
Return all available statistics packages:
SELECT *
FROM information_schema.spanner_statistics;
What's next
- Learn about available Introspection tools to
help you investigate database issues.