# 52.24. pg_foreign_server
The catalog pg_foreign_server
stores foreign server definitions. A foreign server describes a source of external data, such as a remote server. Foreign servers are accessed via foreign-data wrappers.
Table 52.24. pg_foreign_server
Columns
Column Type Description |
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oid oid Row identifier |
srvname name Name of the foreign server |
srvowner oid (references pg_authid .oid )Owner of the foreign server |
srvfdw oid (references pg_foreign_data_wrapper .oid )OID of the foreign-data wrapper of this foreign server |
srvtype text Type of the server (optional) |
srvversion text Version of the server (optional) |
srvacl aclitem[] Access privileges; see Section 5.7 for details |
srvoptions text[] Foreign server specific options, as “keyword=value” strings |