Updated on 2025-07-22 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.