Is there a timeout for idle PostgreSQL connections?

Question

1 S postgres  5038   876  0  80   0 - 11962 sk_wai 09:57 ?        00:00:00 postgres: postgres my_app ::1(45035) idle                                                          


        

Answer 1

In PostgreSQL 9.6, there's a new option idle_in_transaction_session_timeout which should accomplish what you describe. You can set it using the SET command, e.g.:

SET SESSION idle_in_transaction_session_timeout = '5min';