PostgreSQL: SQL script to get a list of all tables that has a particular column as foreign key

Question

I\'m using PostgreSQL and I\'m trying to list all the tables that have a particular column from a table as a foreign-key/reference. Can this be done? I\'m sure this information

Answer 1

This query requires only the referenced table name and column name, and produces a result set containing both sides of the foreign key.

select confrelid::regclass, af.attname as fcol,
       conrelid::regclass, a.attname as col
from pg_attribute af, pg_attribute a,
  (select conrelid,confrelid,conkey[i] as conkey, confkey[i] as confkey
   from (select conrelid,confrelid,conkey,confkey,
                generate_series(1,array_upper(conkey,1)) as i
         from pg_constraint where contype = 'f') ss) ss2
where af.attnum = confkey and af.attrelid = confrelid and
      a.attnum = conkey and a.attrelid = conrelid 
  AND confrelid::regclass = 'my_table'::regclass AND af.attname = 'my_referenced_column';

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Example result set:

confrelid |         fcol         |   conrelid    |     col
----------+----------------------+---------------+-------------
 my_table | my_referenced_column | some_relation | source_type
 my_table | my_referenced_column | some_feature  | source_type

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All credit to Lane and Krogh at the PostgreSQL forum.