CURRENT_SCHEMA

Returns the name of the current schema.

This is a meta-function. You must call meta-functions in a top-level SELECT statement.

Behavior type

Syntax

CURRENT_SCHEMA()

Privileges

None

Examples

The following command returns the name of the current schema:

=> SELECT CURRENT_SCHEMA();
 current_schema
----------------
 public
(1 row)

The following command returns the same results without the parentheses:

=> SELECT CURRENT_SCHEMA;
 current_schema
----------------
 public
(1 row)

The following command shows the current schema, listed after the current user, in the search path:

=> SHOW SEARCH_PATH;
    name     |                      setting
-------------+---------------------------------------------------
 search_path | "$user", public, v_catalog, v_monitor, v_internal
(1 row)

See also

• SET SEARCH_PATH