hypertable_index_size()

Get the disk space used by a hypertable index

Get the disk space used by an index on a , including the disk space needed to provide the index on all s. The size is reported in bytes.

For more information about using s, including size partitioning, see the hypertable section.

Samples

Get size of a specific index on a .

\d conditions_table
                     Table "public.conditions_table"
 Column |           Type           | Collation | Nullable | Default
--------+--------------------------+-----------+----------+---------
 time   | timestamp with time zone |           | not null |
 device | integer                  |           |          |
 volume | integer                  |           |          |
Indexes:
    "second_index" btree ("time")
    "test_table_time_idx" btree ("time" DESC)
    "third_index" btree ("time")

SELECT hypertable_index_size('second_index');

 hypertable_index_size
-----------------------
                163840

SELECT pg_size_pretty(hypertable_index_size('second_index'));

 pg_size_pretty
----------------
 160 kB

Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Required	Description
index_name	REGCLASS	-	✔	Name of the index on a hypertable

Returns

Column	Type	Description
hypertable_index_size	BIGINT	Returns the disk space used by the index

If the function is executed on a non- relation, NULL is returned.