SVV_REDSHIFT_DATABASES

Use SVV_ REDSHIFT_DATABASES to view a list of all the databases that a user has access to. This includes the databases on the cluster and the databases created from datashares provided by remote clusters.

SVV_REDSHIFT_DATABASES is visible to all users. Superusers can see all rows; regular users can see only their own data. For more information, see Visibility of data in system tables and views.

Table columns

Column name	Data type	Description
database_name	varchar(128)	The name of the database.
database_owner	integer	The database owner user ID.
database_type	varchar(16)	The type of database. Possible types are local or shared databases.
database_acl	varchar(256)	The string that defines the permissions for the specified user or user group for the database.
database_options	text	The properties of the database.

Sample query

The following example returns the output for SVV_REDSHIFT_DATABASES.

SELECT database_name, database_type
FROM svv_redshift_databases
WHERE database_name = 'tickit_db';

database_name | database_owner | database_type | database_acl | database_options
--------------+----------------+---------------+--------------+------------------
   tickit_db  |     shared     |               |              |