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# `pg_stat_monitor` view reference

`pg_stat_monitor` provides a view where the statistics data is displayed. To see all available columns, run the following command from `psql`:

    postgres=# \d pg_stat_monitor

Depending on the PostgreSQL version, some column names may differ. The following table describes the `pg_stat_monitor` view for PostgreSQL 14 and higher versions.

Column | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
bucket | integer | Data collection unit. The number shows what bucket in a chain a record belongs to
bucket_start_time | timestamp with time zone | The start time of the bucket
userid | regrole | An ID of the user who run a query
datname | name | The name of a database where the query was executed
toplevel | bool | True means that a query was executed as a top-level statement
client_ip | inet | The IP address of a client that run the query
queryid | text | The internal hash code serving to identify every query in a statement
planid | text | An internally generated ID of a query plan
query_plan | text | The sequence of steps used to execute a query. This parameter is available only when the `pgsm_enable_query_plan` is enabled.
top_query | text | Shows the top query used in a statement
query | text | The actual text of the query
application_name | text | Shows the name of the application connected to the database
relations | text[] | The list of tables involved in the query
cmd_type | integer | Type of the query executed
cmd_type_text | text[] | The description of the query executed
elevel | integer | Shows the error level of a query (WARNING, ERROR, LOG)
sqlcode | integer | SQL error code
message | text | The error message
plans_calls | bigint | The number of times the statement was planned
total_plan_time | double precision | The total time (in ms) spent on planning the statement
min_plan_time | double precision | Minimum time (in ms) spent on planning the statement
max_plan_time | double precision | Maximum time (in ms) spent on planning the statement
mean_plan_time | double precision | The mean (average) time (in ms) spent on planning the statement
stddev_plan_time | double precision | The standard deviation of time (in ms) spent on planning the statement
calls | bigint | The number of times a particular query was executed
total_exec_time | double precision | The total time (in ms) spent on executing a query
min_exec_time | double precision | The minimum time (in ms) it took to execute a query
max_exec_time | double precision | The maximum time (in ms) it took to execute a query
mean_time | double precision | The mean (average) time (in ms) it took to execute a query
stddev_exec_time | double precision | The standard deviation of time (in ms) spent on executing a query
rows_retrieved | bigint | The number of rows retrieved when executing a query
shared_blks_hit | bigint | Shows the total number of shared memory blocks returned from the cache
shared_blks_read | bigint | Shows the total number of shared blocks returned not from the cache
shared_blks_dirtied | bigint | Shows the number of shared memory blocks “dirtied” by the query execution (i.e. a query modified at least one tuple in a block and this block must be written to a drive)
shared_blks_written | bigint | Shows the number of shared memory blocks written simultaneously to a drive during the query execution
local_blks_hit | bigint | The number of blocks which are considered as local by the backend and thus are used for temporary tables
local_blks_read | bigint | Total number of local blocks read during the query execution
local_blks_dirtied | bigint | Total number of local blocks “dirtied” during the query execution (i.e. a query modified at least one tuple in a block and this block must be written to a drive)
local_blks_written | bigint | Total number of local blocks written simultaneously to a drive during the query execution
temp_blks_read | bigint | Total number of blocks of temporary files read from a drive. Temporary files are used when there’s not enough memory to execute a query
temp_blks_written | bigint | Total number of blocks of temporary files written to a drive
blk_read_time | double precision | Total waiting time (in ms) for reading blocks
blk_write_time | double precision | Total waiting time (in ms) for writing blocks to a drive
resp_calls | text[] | Call histogram
cpu_user_time | double precision | The time (in ms) the CPU spent on running the query
cpu_sys_time | double precision | The time (in ms) the CPU spent on executing the kernel code
wal_records | bigint | The total number of WAL (Write Ahead Logs) generated by the query
wal_fpi | bigint | The total number of WAL FPI (Full Page Images) generated by the query
wal_bytes | numeric | Total number of bytes used for the WAL generated by the query
state_code | bigint | Shows the state code of a query
state | text | The state message

Last update: 2021-11-16
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