Updated on 2024-09-02 GMT+08:00

PG_FOREIGN_SERVER

PG_FOREIGN_SERVER records the foreign server definitions. A foreign server describes a source of external data, such as a remote server. Foreign servers are accessed via foreign-data wrappers.

Table 1 PG_FOREIGN_SERVER columns

Name

Type

Reference

Description

oid

oid

N/A

Row identifier (hidden attribute; displayed only when explicitly selected)

srvname

name

N/A

Name of the foreign server

srvowner

oid

PG_AUTHID.oid

Owner of the foreign server

srvfdw

oid

PG_FOREIGN_DATA_WRAPPER.oid

OID of the foreign-data wrapper of this foreign server

srvtype

text

N/A

Type of the server (optional)

srvversion

text

N/A

Version of the server (optional)

srvacl

aclitem[]

N/A

Access permissions

srvoptions

text[]

N/A

Option used for foreign servers. It is a keyword=value string.