How to list views in PostgreSQL database
Aug 05th, 2021,Say you need to list all views in your PostgreSQL database. There are a few ways to get a list of all views in a database. This article will show you how to get the job done.
1. Using SQL Query
Let’s have a look at the first way to show all views in a PostgreSQL database, using an SQL script:
SELECT table_schema, table_name
FROM information_schema.views
WHERE table_schema NOT IN ('information_schema', 'pg_catalog')
ORDER BY table_schema, table_name
Sample results
The result of the given query will look like this:
2. Using psql
All of the code written in the above SQL query can be replaced by one simple command line in psql. You can just use the \dv command.
For more details like the view's defining query, you can use the following command
\sv [view_name] .
3. Using ERBuilder Data Modeler
There’s another way to list all views in your database and that using ERBuilder Data Modeler which can list all views in the PostgreSQL database.
For more details like the view's defining query, you just have to double-click on the view name. From there you can get all details of the view as you can edit it, add a new one, or delete the needless one.
A view’s defining query is shown in the screenshot below.
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