---
title: "db-long-running-queries"
description: "This command displays currently running queries, that have been running for longer than 5 minutes, descending by duration. Very long running queries can be a source of multiple issues, such as preventing DDL statements completing or vacuum being unable to update `relfrozenxid`."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/db-long-running-queries
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:19:36.460Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "db-long-running-queries — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/db-long-running-queries)"
---

# db-long-running-queries
This command displays currently running queries, that have been running for longer than 5 minutes, descending by duration. Very long running queries can be a source of multiple issues, such as preventing DDL statements completing or vacuum being unable to update `relfrozenxid`.

## Overview

# db-long-running-queries

This command displays currently running queries, that have been running for longer than 5 minutes, descending by duration. Very long running queries can be a source of multiple issues, such as preventing DDL statements completing or vacuum being unable to update `relfrozenxid`.

```
  PID  │     DURATION    │                                         QUERY
───────┼─────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 19578 | 02:29:11.200129 | EXPLAIN SELECT  "students".* FROM "students"  WHERE "students"."id" = 1450645 LIMIT 1
 19465 | 02:26:05.542653 | EXPLAIN SELECT  "students".* FROM "students"  WHERE "students"."id" = 1889881 LIMIT 1
 19632 | 02:24:46.962818 | EXPLAIN SELECT  "students".* FROM "students"  WHERE "students"."id" = 1581884 LIMIT 1
```

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Source: [Claudary](https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/db-long-running-queries) · https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com