Query below returns foreign key constrant columns defined in a database.
Query
select kcu.table_schema || '.' || kcu.table_name as foreign_table,
'>-' as rel,
rel_kcu.table_name || '.' || rel_kcu.table_name as primary_table,
kcu.ordinal_position as no,
kcu.column_name as fk_column,
'=' as join,
rel_kcu.column_name as pk_column,
kcu.constraint_name
from information_schema.table_constraints tco
left join information_schema.key_column_usage kcu
on tco.constraint_schema = kcu.constraint_schema
and tco.constraint_name = kcu.constraint_name
left join information_schema.referential_constraints rco
on tco.constraint_schema = rco.constraint_schema
and tco.constraint_name = rco.constraint_name
left join information_schema.key_column_usage rel_kcu
on rco.unique_constraint_schema = rel_kcu.constraint_schema
and rco.unique_constraint_name = rel_kcu.constraint_name
and kcu.ordinal_position = rel_kcu.ordinal_position
where tco.constraint_type = 'FOREIGN KEY'
order by kcu.table_schema,
kcu.table_name,
kcu.ordinal_position;
Columns
- foreign_table - foreign table schema name and table name
- rel - relationship symbol implicating direction
- primary_table - primary (referenced) table schema name and table name
- no - position of the column in key. Single coumn keys always have 1, composite keys have 1, 2, ... n for each column of the key
- fk_column - foreign table column
- join - "=" symbol indicating join operation for pair of columns
- pk_column - primary (referenced) table column
- constraint_name - foreign key constraint name
Rows
- One row represents one foreign key column. If foreign key consists of multiple columns (composite key), each column appears separately.
- Scope of rows: all foregin keys in a database and their columns
- Ordered by foreign table schema name, table name and position