---
title: "db blocking"
description: "This command shows you statements that are currently holding locks and blocking, as well as the statement that is being blocked. This can be used in conjunction with `inspect db locks` to determine which statements need to be terminated in order to resolve lock contention."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/db-blocking
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:19:36.460Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "db blocking — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/db-blocking)"
---

# db blocking
This command shows you statements that are currently holding locks and blocking, as well as the statement that is being blocked. This can be used in conjunction with `inspect db locks` to determine which statements need to be terminated in order to resolve lock contention.

## Overview

## db-blocking

This command shows you statements that are currently holding locks and blocking, as well as the statement that is being blocked. This can be used in conjunction with `inspect db locks` to determine which statements need to be terminated in order to resolve lock contention.

```
    BLOCKED PID │ BLOCKING STATEMENT           │ BLOCKING DURATION │ BLOCKING PID │ BLOCKED STATEMENT                                                                      │ BLOCKED DURATION
  ──────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┼──────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────
    253         │ select count(*) from mytable │ 00:00:03.838314   │        13495 │ UPDATE "mytable" SET "updated_at" = '2023─08─03 14:07:04.746688' WHERE "id" = 83719341 │ 00:00:03.821826
```

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