PostgreSQL SQLSTATE 08000 — connection_exception

Official definition

connection exception

In plain language

In PostgreSQL SQLSTATE, code 08000 is connection_exception. The official source describes it as “connection exception”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Context to inspect

• The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.
• The same numeric value can mean something different in another namespace.

Safe first checks

1. Confirm which product, protocol or subsystem produced the code.
2. Read the full surrounding error message and inspect relevant logs.
3. Compare the code with the linked authoritative documentation before changing configuration.

Authoritative source

PostgreSQL Documentation — Error Codes

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