Information schema
Schemata
Use this reference to learn about the metadata available about schemas using the information schema.
You can use the information_schema.schemata view to return information about schemas available in the database.
Run a SELECT query to return information about each schema as shown in the example below.
To view schema information, you must have schema privilege or ownership of the schema object.
Columns in information_schema.schemata
Each row has the following columns with information about the schema.
| Column Name | Data Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| catalog_name | TEXT | Name of the catalog. | |
| schema_name | TEXT | Name of the schema. | |
| schema_owner | TEXT | Owner of the schema. | |
| default_character_set_catalog | TEXT | The catalog that contains the character set. Defaults to NULL. | |
| default_character_set_schema | TEXT | The schema that contains the character set. Defaults to NULL. | |
| default_character_set_name | TEXT | Default character set of the schema. Defaults to UTF-8. | |
| sql_path | TEXT | SQL path of the schema. | |
| description | TEXT | Description of the schema. |