List foreign keys in Snowflake

This query lists foreign keys constraints with referenced constraints.

Query

select fk_tco.table_schema as foreign_schema,
       fk_tco.table_name as foreign_table,
       fk_tco.constraint_name as foreign_constraint,
       '>-' as rel,
       pk_tco.table_schema as referenced_schema,
       pk_tco.table_name as referenced_table,
       pk_tco.constraint_name as referenced_constraint
from information_schema.referential_constraints rco
join information_schema.table_constraints fk_tco 
     on fk_tco.constraint_name = rco.constraint_name
     and fk_tco.constraint_schema = rco.constraint_schema
join information_schema.table_constraints pk_tco
     on pk_tco.constraint_name = rco.unique_constraint_name
     and pk_tco.constraint_schema = rco.unique_constraint_schema
order by fk_tco.table_schema,
         fk_tco.table_name; 

Columns

  • foreign_schema- foreign schema name
  • foreign_table - foreign table name
  • foreign_constraint - foreign key constraint name
  • rel - relationship symbol implicating direction
  • referenced_schema - rerefenced schema name
  • referenced_table - rerefenced table name
  • referenced_constraint - foreign key constraint name

Rows

  • One row represents one foreign key constraint
  • Scope of rows: all foregin keys in a database
  • Ordered by schema name and name of foreign table

Sample results

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