Pg_stat_progress_vacuum
Identify Running PostgreSQL Autovacuum Worker Sessions
May 24, 2026 / · 7 min read · pg_stat_activity pg_stat_progress_vacuum autovacuum backend_type vacuum administration ·Identify Running PostgreSQL Autovacuum Worker Sessions Autovacuum lag is a slow accumulation. Every UPDATE rewrites the row and creates a new HOT chain, the launcher falls behind during write spikes, and over weeks a busy OLTP cluster ends up with three workers stuck on a handful of huge tables while smaller ones wait …
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May 16, 2026 / · 4 min read · pg_stat_progress_vacuum vacuum autovacuum performance monitoring administration ·Tracking Active Vacuum and Autovacuum Workers in PostgreSQL PostgreSQL vacuum is the maintenance process that removes dead tuples left behind by updates and deletes, reclaims storage, and prevents transaction ID wraparound. On active databases, autovacuum runs continuously in the background, but knowing whether it is …
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