pg_indexes#

The view pg_indexes provides access to useful information about each index in the database.

Table 1. pg_catalog.pg_indexes

Name

Type

References

Description

schemaname

name

pg_namespace.nspname

Name of schema containing table and index

tablename

name

pg_class.relname

Name of table the index is for

indexname

name

pg_class_internal.relname

Name of index

tablespace

name

pg_tablespace.spcname

Name of tablespace containing index (NULL if default for database)

indexdef

text

Index definition (a reconstructed CREATE INDEX command)