Materialized hypertables

Continuous aggregates store aggregated data in materialized hypertables that you can manage

s take raw data from the original , aggregate it, and store the aggregated data in a materialization . You can modify this materialized in the same way as any other .

Discover the name of a materialized hypertable

To change a materialized , you need to use its fully qualified name. To find the correct name, use the timescaledb_information.continuous_aggregates view. You can then use the name to modify it in the same way as any other .

1. Query the continuous aggregates view

   Query timescaledb_information.continuous_aggregates:

   SELECT view_name, format('%I.%I', materialization_hypertable_schema,
           materialization_hypertable_name) AS materialization_hypertable
       FROM timescaledb_information.continuous_aggregates;
   

2. Locate the materialized name

   Locate the name of the you want to adjust in the results of the query. The results look like this:

            view_name         |            materialization_hypertable
   ---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------
   conditions_summary_hourly | _timescaledb_internal._materialized_hypertable_30
   conditions_summary_daily  | _timescaledb_internal._materialized_hypertable_31
   (2 rows)