https://www.postgresscripts.com/tags/pg_enum/Recent content in Pg_enum on Postgres ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenPostgresScripts.comMon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.postgresscripts.com/post/list-postgresql-enum-types/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.postgresscripts.com/post/list-postgresql-enum-types/ <h2 id="how-to-list-all-enum-types-in-a-postgresql-database">How to List All Enum Types in a PostgreSQL Database</h2> <p>PostgreSQL supports user-defined enum types — a fixed ordered set of string values stored efficiently as integers. Enums are common in application schemas for columns like <code>status</code>, <code>role</code>, or <code>priority</code>. Once created, their allowed values are managed in the database catalog, not in application code.</p> <p>Over time, a database can accumulate many enum types, some with values that no longer match what the application uses. This SQL script queries <code>pg_type</code> and <code>pg_enum</code> to list every enum type in the current database along with all of its allowed values.</p>