PostgreSQL inet_client_port() Function

The PostgreSQL inet_client_port() function returns the current client’s IP port number.

inet_client_port() Syntax

Here is the syntax of the PostgreSQL inet_client_port() function:

inet_client_port() -> integer

Parameters

The PostgreSQL inet_client_port() function does not require any parameters.

Return value

The PostgreSQL inet_client_port() function returns a number which is the current client’s IP port number.

inet_client_port() Examples

To get the current client’s IP port number, use the following statement with the inet_client_port() function:

SELECT inet_client_port();

 inet_client_port
------------------
            63652

Note that client port numbers are generally assigned randomly.