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# Information Schema KEY\_COLUMN\_USAGE Table

The [Information Schema](/docs/server/reference/system-tables/information-schema.md) `KEY_COLUMN_USAGE` table shows which key columns have constraints.

It contains the following columns:

| Column                           | Description                                                                                                                                                  |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| CONSTRAINT\_CATALOG              | Always def.                                                                                                                                                  |
| CONSTRAINT\_SCHEMA               | Database name of the constraint.                                                                                                                             |
| CONSTRAINT\_NAME                 | Name of the constraint (PRIMARY for the primary key).                                                                                                        |
| TABLE\_CATALOG                   | Always #def.                                                                                                                                                 |
| TABLE\_SCHEMA                    | Database name of the column constraint.                                                                                                                      |
| TABLE\_NAME                      | Table name of the column constraint.                                                                                                                         |
| COLUMN\_NAME                     | Column name of the constraint.                                                                                                                               |
| ORDINAL\_POSITION                | Position of the column within the constraint.                                                                                                                |
| POSITION\_IN\_UNIQUE\_CONSTRAINT | For [foreign keys](/docs/server/ha-and-performance/optimization-and-tuning/optimization-and-indexes/foreign-keys.md), the position in the unique constraint. |
| REFERENCED\_TABLE\_SCHEMA        | For foreign keys, the referenced database name.                                                                                                              |
| REFERENCED\_TABLE\_NAME          | For foreign keys, the referenced table name.                                                                                                                 |
| REFERENCED\_COLUMN\_NAME         | For foreign keys, the referenced column name.                                                                                                                |

## Example

```sql
SELECT * FROM information_schema.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE LIMIT 1 \G
********************** 1. row **********************
           CONSTRAINT_CATALOG: def
            CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA: my_website
              CONSTRAINT_NAME: PRIMARY
                TABLE_CATALOG: def
                 TABLE_SCHEMA: users
                  COLUMN_NAME: user_id
             ORDINAL_POSITION: 1
POSITION_IN_UNIQUE_CONSTRAINT: NULL
      REFERENCED_TABLE_SCHEMA: NULL
        REFERENCED_TABLE_NAME: NULL
       REFERENCED_COLUMN_NAME: NULL
```

## See Also

* [Finding Tables Without Primary Keys](/docs/server/mariadb-quickstart-guides/mariadb-indexes-guide.md#finding-tables-without-primary-keys)

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