PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL Wire Protocol

The PostgreSQL frontend/backend protocol is the low-level message-based protocol used by all client drivers (libpq, JDBC, ODBC, psycopg, pgx, node-postgres, etc.) to communicate with the PostgreSQL server over TCP/IP or Unix sockets. Authentication supports password, SCRAM-SHA-256, MD5, GSSAPI, SSPI, certificate, LDAP, and other pluggable methods.

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Documentation
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/protocol.html

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Specification
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/protocol-message-formats.html
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GraphQL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/postgres/refs/heads/main/graphql/postgres-graphql.md
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/postgres/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: postgres:wire-protocol
name: PostgreSQL Wire Protocol
description: The PostgreSQL frontend/backend protocol is the low-level message-based protocol used by
  all client drivers (libpq, JDBC, ODBC, psycopg, pgx, node-postgres, etc.) to communicate with the PostgreSQL
  server over TCP/IP or Unix sockets. Authentication supports password, SCRAM-SHA-256, MD5, GSSAPI, SSPI,
  certificate, LDAP, and other pluggable methods.
humanURL: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/protocol.html
baseURL: postgresql://hostname:5432
tags:
- Database
- Wire Protocol
- SQL
- Connection Protocol
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/protocol.html
- type: Specification
  url: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/protocol-message-formats.html
- url: graphql/postgres-graphql.md
  type: GraphQL