HV00D
PostgreSQLERRORNotableForeign Data Wrapper ErrorHIGH confidence

fdw_invalid_option_name

What this means

An unrecognised option name was provided when creating or altering a foreign server, user mapping, or foreign table for a specific FDW.

Why it happens
  1. 1Option name is misspelled or does not exist for this FDW
  2. 2Option is valid for a different FDW but not the one in use
  3. 3FDW was upgraded and the option name changed
How to reproduce

CREATE SERVER, CREATE USER MAPPING, CREATE FOREIGN TABLE, or ALTER equivalents

trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
CREATE SERVER myserver FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER postgres_fdw OPTIONS (timeout '5000');

expected output

ERROR:  HV00D: fdw_invalid_option_name

Fix

Check valid options for the FDW

WHEN Unsure which option names are valid

Check valid options for the FDW
SELECT * FROM pg_options_to_table((SELECT srvoptions FROM pg_foreign_server WHERE srvname = 'myserver'));

Why this works

Use documented FDW option names; for postgres_fdw see the official docs

What not to do

Do not guess option names

Each FDW has its own set of valid option names defined in its validator function

Sources
Official documentation ↗

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/errcodes-appendix.html

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-createserver.html

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