The view information_schema.views contains information about all views in the database.
SELECT * FROM information_schema.views;
SELECT table_schema, table_name FROM information_schema.views WHERE NOT is_system;
information_schema.views
column name | type | remarks |
---|---|---|
table_catalog | VARCHAR | Always NULL |
table_schema | VARCHAR | |
table_name | VARCHAR | |
view_definition | VARCHAR | |
check_option | VARCHAR | Currently always NONE |
is_updatable | VARCHAR | NO or YES , currently always NO |
insertable_into | VARCHAR | NO or YES , currently always NO |
is_trigger_updatable | VARCHAR | NO or YES , currently always NO |
is_trigger_deletable | VARCHAR | NO or YES , currently always NO |
is_trigger_insertable_into | VARCHAR | NO or YES , currently always NO |
schema_id | INTEGER | reference to sys.schemas.id |
table_id | INTEGER | reference to sys.tables.id |
table_type_id | SMALLINT | reference to sys.table_types.table_type_id |
is_system | BOOLEAN | true when it is a system view, else false |
comments | VARCHAR |
Note: The last 5 columns (schema_id, table_id, table_type_id, is_system and comments) are extensions to the view as defined by ISO standard. They provide useful information and simplify filtering and joins with system tables/views in sys schema when needed.