HV00C
PostgreSQLERRORNotableForeign Data Wrapper ErrorHIGH confidence

fdw_invalid_option_index

What this means

A foreign data wrapper encountered an invalid option index when iterating or accessing FDW options, indicating an internal indexing error in the FDW implementation.

Why it happens
  1. 1FDW option array accessed with an out-of-bounds index
  2. 2Internal FDW code bug — option count mismatch
  3. 3FDW validator function received unexpected option count
How to reproduce

FDW option validation during CREATE SERVER, CREATE FOREIGN TABLE, or ALTER statements

trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
CREATE FOREIGN TABLE ft (id int) SERVER myserver OPTIONS (opt1 'a', opt2 'b');

expected output

ERROR:  HV00C: fdw_invalid_option_index

Fix

Update or reinstall the FDW extension

WHEN FDW code has an option indexing bug

Update or reinstall the FDW extension
ALTER EXTENSION postgres_fdw UPDATE;

Why this works

Replaces FDW code with a corrected version that handles option indices properly

What not to do

Do not manually edit FDW system catalogs to work around option index errors

Catalog corruption can result

Sources
Official documentation ↗

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

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