# pg_foreign_server

The system catalog table `pg_foreign_server` stores foreign server definitions. A foreign server describes a source of external data, such as a remote server. You access a foreign server via a foreign-data wrapper.

| column         | type    | references             | description                                                  |
| -------------- | ------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
|`oid`|	oid||		The object ID
|`srvname`|	name||		Name of the foreign server
|`srvowner`|	oid|	pg_authid.oid|	Owner of the foreign server
|`srvfdw`|	oid|	pg_foreign_data_wrapper.oid	|OID of the foreign-data wrapper of this foreign server
|`srvtype`|	text|		|Type of server (optional)
|`srvversion`|	text	||	Version of the server (optional)
|`srvacl`|	aclitem[]	||	Access privileges; see GRANT and REVOKE for details
|`srvoptions`|	text[]	||	Foreign server-specific options, as "keyword=value" string