49.71. pg_rules

The view pg_rules provides access to useful information about query rewrite rules.

Table 49.72. pg_rules Columns

NameTypeReferencesDescription
schemanamenamepg_namespace.nspnameName of schema containing table
tablenamenamepg_class.relnameName of table the rule is for
rulenamenamepg_rewrite.rulenameName of rule
definitiontext Rule definition (a reconstructed creation command)

The pg_rules view excludes the ON SELECT rules of views and materialized views; those can be seen in pg_views and pg_matviews.