46.3. Streaming Replication Protocol Interface

The commands

• CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOTslot_name LOGICALoptions

• DROP_REPLICATION_SLOTslot_name

• START_REPLICATION SLOTslot_name LOGICALoptions

are used to create, drop, and stream changes from a replication slot, respectively. These commands are only available over a replication connection; they cannot be used via SQL. SeeSection 49.3 for details on these commands.

The commandpg_recvlogical can be used to control logical decoding over a streaming replication connection. (It is uses these commands internally.)