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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com> writes:
> On 7/26/25 08:00, Igor Korot wrote:
>> Is there a better place to get the info about the index other than
>> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/view-pg-indexes.html

> pg_class:
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/catalog-pg-class.html
> and pg_attribute:
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/catalog-pg-attribute.html
> also have index information.

pg_index is the real source of truth here.

			regards, tom lane