Information Schema CHECK_CONSTRAINTS Table

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The Information Schema CHECK_CONSTRAINTS table stores metadata about the constraints defined for tables in all databases.

It contains the following columns:

ColumnDescription
CONSTRAINT_CATALOGAlways contains the string 'def'.
CONSTRAINT_SCHEMADatabase name.
CONSTRAINT_NAMEConstraint name.
TABLE_NAMETable name.
LEVELType of the constraint ('Column' or 'Table'). From MariaDB 10.5.10
CHECK_CLAUSEConstraint clause.

Example

A table with a numeric table check constraint and with a default check constraint name:

CREATE TABLE t ( a int, CHECK (a>10));

To see check constraint call check_constraints table from information schema.

SELECT * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.CHECK_CONSTRAINTS\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
CONSTRAINT_CATALOG: def
 CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA: test
   CONSTRAINT_NAME: CONSTRAINT_1
        TABLE_NAME: t
      CHECK_CLAUSE: `a` > 10

A new table check constraint called a_upper:

ALTER TABLE t ADD CONSTRAINT a_upper CHECK (a<100);
SELECT * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.CHECK_CONSTRAINTS\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
CONSTRAINT_CATALOG: def
 CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA: test
   CONSTRAINT_NAME: CONSTRAINT_1
        TABLE_NAME: t
      CHECK_CLAUSE: `a` > 10
*************************** 2. row ***************************
CONSTRAINT_CATALOG: def
 CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA: test
   CONSTRAINT_NAME: a_upper
        TABLE_NAME: t
      CHECK_CLAUSE: `a` < 100

A new table tt with a field check constraint called b , as well as a table check constraint called b_upper:

CREATE TABLE tt(b int CHECK(b>0),CONSTRAINT b_upper CHECK(b<50));

SELECT * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.CHECK_CONSTRAINTS;
+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------+--------------+
| CONSTRAINT_CATALOG | CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA | CONSTRAINT_NAME | TABLE_NAME | CHECK_CLAUSE |
+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------+--------------+
| def                | test              | b               | tt         | `b` > 0      |
| def                | test              | b_upper         | tt         | `b` < 50     |
| def                | test              | CONSTRAINT_1    | t          | `a` > 10     |
| def                | test              | a_upper         | t          | `a` < 100    |
+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------+--------------+

Note: The name of the field constraint is the same as the field name.

After dropping the default table constraint called CONSTRAINT_1:

ALTER TABLE t DROP CONSTRAINT CONSTRAINT_1;

SELECT * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.CHECK_CONSTRAINTS;
+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------+--------------+
| CONSTRAINT_CATALOG | CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA | CONSTRAINT_NAME | TABLE_NAME | CHECK_CLAUSE |
+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------+--------------+
| def                | test              | b               | tt         | `b` > 0      |
| def                | test              | b_upper         | tt         | `b` < 50     |
| def                | test              | a_upper         | t          | `a` < 100    |
+--------------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------+--------------+

Trying to insert invalid arguments into table t and tt generates an error.

INSERT INTO t VALUES (10),(20),(100);
ERROR 4025 (23000): CONSTRAINT `a_upper` failed for `test`.`t`

INSERT INTO tt VALUES (10),(-10),(100);
ERROR 4025 (23000): CONSTRAINT `b` failed for `test`.`tt`

INSERT INTO tt VALUES (10),(20),(100);
ERROR 4025 (23000): CONSTRAINT `b_upper` failed for `test`.`tt`

From MariaDB 10.5.10:

create table majra(check(x>0), x int, y int check(y < 0), z int,
                              constraint z check(z>0), constraint xyz check(x<10 and y<10 and z<10));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.036 sec)

show create table majra;
+-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Table | Create Table                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| majra | CREATE TABLE `majra` (
  `x` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
  `y` int(11) DEFAULT NULL CHECK (`y` < 0),
  `z` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
  CONSTRAINT `CONSTRAINT_1` CHECK (`x` > 0),
  CONSTRAINT `z` CHECK (`z` > 0),
  CONSTRAINT `xyz` CHECK (`x` < 10 and `y` < 10 and `z` < 10)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 |
+-------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.000 sec)


select * from information_schema.check_constraints where table_name='majra';
+--------------------+-------------------+------------+-----------------+--------+------------------------------------+
| CONSTRAINT_CATALOG | CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA | TABLE_NAME | CONSTRAINT_NAME | LEVEL  | CHECK_CLAUSE                       |
+--------------------+-------------------+------------+-----------------+--------+------------------------------------+
| def                | test              | majra      | y               | Column | `y` < 0                            |
| def                | test              | majra      | CONSTRAINT_1    | Table  | `x` > 0                            |
| def                | test              | majra      | z               | Table  | `z` > 0                            |
| def                | test              | majra      | xyz             | Table  | `x` < 10 and `y` < 10 and `z` < 10 |
+--------------------+-------------------+------------+-----------------+--------+------------------------------------+
4 rows in set (0.001 sec)

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