# 37.15. column_privileges
The view column_privileges
identifies all privileges granted on columns to a currently enabled role or by a currently enabled role. There is one row for each combination of column, grantor, and grantee.
If a privilege has been granted on an entire table, it will show up in this view as a grant for each column, but only for the privilege types where column granularity is possible: SELECT
, INSERT
, UPDATE
, REFERENCES
.
Table 37.13. column_privileges
Columns
Column Type Description |
---|
grantor sql_identifier Name of the role that granted the privilege |
grantee sql_identifier Name of the role that the privilege was granted to |
table_catalog sql_identifier Name of the database that contains the table that contains the column (always the current database) |
table_schema sql_identifier Name of the schema that contains the table that contains the column |
table_name sql_identifier Name of the table that contains the column |
column_name sql_identifier Name of the column |
privilege_type character_data Type of the privilege: SELECT , INSERT , UPDATE , or REFERENCES |
is_grantable yes_or_no YES if the privilege is grantable, NO if not |