{"id":1012,"date":"2024-12-16T15:19:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T08:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/?page_id=1012"},"modified":"2025-01-05T19:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T12:51:53","slug":"postgresql-bool_or","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/","title":{"rendered":"PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: In this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn how to use the PostgreSQL <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> aggregate function to return true if any values in a set are true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='getting-started-with-the-postgresql-bool_or-aggregate-function'>Getting Started with the PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function <a href=\"#getting-started-with-the-postgresql-bool_or-aggregate-function\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"getting-started-with-the-postgresql-bool_or-aggregate-function\" title=\"Anchor for Getting Started with the PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> is an aggregate function that accepts a set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-tutorial\/postgresql-boolean\/\">boolean<\/a> values and returns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code>true<\/code> if any of the values are <code>true<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code>false<\/code> if all of them are <code>false<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> function ignores <code>NULL<\/code> values in the calculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the syntax of the <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> aggregate function:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  BOOL_OR(column1)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">table_name<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this syntax, the <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> aggregate function examines all values in <code>column1<\/code> and returns <code>true<\/code><strong> <\/strong>if any of them is <code>true<\/code> and <code>false<\/code> if all of them are <code>false<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> function only works if the data type of <code>column1<\/code> is boolean. If not, you must explicitly cast the values in <code>column1<\/code> to boolean; otherwise, PostgreSQL will issue an error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='examples-of-bool_or-aggregate-function'>Examples of BOOL_OR Aggregate Function <a href=\"#examples-of-bool_or-aggregate-function\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"examples-of-bool_or-aggregate-function\" title=\"Anchor for Examples of BOOL_OR Aggregate Function\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s explore some examples of using the <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> aggregate function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"159\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/products.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1051\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='basic-bool_or-aggregate-function-example'>Basic BOOL_OR Aggregate Function Example <a href=\"#basic-bool_or-aggregate-function-example\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"basic-bool_or-aggregate-function-example\" title=\"Anchor for Basic BOOL_OR Aggregate Function Example\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following statement uses the <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> aggregate function to check if any product has a safety stock that equals zero:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  BOOL_OR (safety_stock = <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  products;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIEJPT0xfT1IgKHNhZmV0eV9zdG9jayA9IDApIEZST00gcHJvZHVjdHM7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"> bool_or\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------<\/span>\n t<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The output indicates that there is at least one product with a safety stock of zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The expression <code>safety_stock = 0<\/code> compares all values in the <code>safety_stock<\/code> column with zero, returning true or false.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> function takes all the results of the expression and returns <code>true<\/code> if any values are true or false if all values are <code>false<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='using-bool_or-aggregate-function-with-group-by-clause'>Using BOOL_OR aggregate function with GROUP BY Clause <a href=\"#using-bool_or-aggregate-function-with-group-by-clause\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"using-bool_or-aggregate-function-with-group-by-clause\" title=\"Anchor for Using BOOL_OR aggregate function with GROUP BY Clause\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following <code>SELECT<\/code> statement uses the <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> aggregate function to check which category has at least one product with safety stock zero:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  category_id,\n  BOOL_OR (safety_stock = <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  products\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  category_id;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGNhdGVnb3J5X2lkLCBCT09MX09SIChzYWZldHlfc3RvY2sgPSAwKSBGUk9NIHByb2R1Y3RzIEdST1VQIEJZIGNhdGVnb3J5X2lkOw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"> category_id | bool_or\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-------------+---------<\/span>\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">11<\/span> | t\n           <span class=\"hljs-number\">9<\/span> | t\n           <span class=\"hljs-number\">3<\/span> | t\n           <span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span> | f\n           <span class=\"hljs-number\">4<\/span> | f\n           <span class=\"hljs-number\">6<\/span> | f\n          <span class=\"hljs-number\">12<\/span> | t\n           <span class=\"hljs-number\">8<\/span> | f<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <code>GROUP BY<\/code> clause groups the rows in the <code>products<\/code> table by <code>category_id<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> function checks the values of the <code>safety_stock<\/code> column in each group and returns true if any value in the group is true or false if all values are false.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To retrieve the category name instead of ID, you can join the <code>products<\/code> table with the <code>categories<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/products-categories-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/products-categories-1.png 415w, https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/products-categories-1-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  category_name,\n  BOOL_OR (safety_stock = <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  products\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">JOIN<\/span> categories <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">USING<\/span> (category_id)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  category_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  category_name;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGNhdGVnb3J5X25hbWUsIEJPT0xfT1IgKHNhZmV0eV9zdG9jayA9IDApIEZST00gcHJvZHVjdHMgSk9JTiBjYXRlZ29yaWVzIFVTSU5HIChjYXRlZ29yeV9pZCkgR1JPVVAgQlkgY2F0ZWdvcnlfbmFtZSBPUkRFUiBCWSBjYXRlZ29yeV9uYW1lOw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"> category_name | bool_or\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------------+---------<\/span>\n Accessories   | f\n Audio Systems | t\n Desktops      | t\n Laptops       | t\n Smartphones   | t\n Tablets       | f\n Televisions   | f\n Wearables     | f<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='using-bool_or-aggregate-function-with-having-clause'>Using BOOL_OR aggregate function with HAVING Clause <a href=\"#using-bool_or-aggregate-function-with-having-clause\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"using-bool_or-aggregate-function-with-having-clause\" title=\"Anchor for Using BOOL_OR aggregate function with HAVING Clause\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following statement uses the <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> aggregate function in the <code>HAVING<\/code> clause to retrieve product categories that have at least one product with safety stock zero:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  category_name,\n  BOOL_OR (safety_stock = <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  products\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">JOIN<\/span> categories <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">USING<\/span> (category_id)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  category_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">HAVING<\/span>\n  BOOL_AND (safety_stock = <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>) = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">true<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  category_name;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/playground\/?q=U0VMRUNUIGNhdGVnb3J5X25hbWUsIEJPT0xfT1IgKHNhZmV0eV9zdG9jayA9IDApIEZST00gcHJvZHVjdHMgSk9JTiBjYXRlZ29yaWVzIFVTSU5HIChjYXRlZ29yeV9pZCkgR1JPVVAgQlkgY2F0ZWdvcnlfbmFtZSBIQVZJTkcgQk9PTF9BTkQgKHNhZmV0eV9zdG9jayA9IDApID0gdHJ1ZSBPUkRFUiBCWSBjYXRlZ29yeV9uYW1lOw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"> category_name | bool_or\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">---------------+---------<\/span>\n Audio Systems | t\n Desktops      | t\n Laptops       | t<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='summary'>Summary <a href=\"#summary\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"summary\" title=\"Anchor for Summary\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the PostgreSQL <code>BOOL_OR<\/code> aggregate function to return <code>true<\/code> if any value in a set is <code>true<\/code> or <code>false<\/code> if all values are <code>false<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='quiz'>Quiz <a href=\"#quiz\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"quiz\" title=\"Anchor for Quiz\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n  name=\"quiz\"\n  src=\"\/quiz\/?quiz=bool_or\"\n  height=\"700\"\n  width=\"600\"\n  class=\"iframe\"\n><\/iframe>\n\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content\" data-title=\"\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-question\">Was this tutorial helpful ?<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-thumbs\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tdata-post=\"1012\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-title=\"PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-response=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"wth-btn-rounded wth-yes-btn\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\t\t\t\t\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tviewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n\t\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke=\"currentColor\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-width=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linecap=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"feather feather-thumbs-up block w-full h-full\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path\n\t\t\t\t\t\td=\"M14 9V5a3 3 0 0 0-3-3l-4 9v11h11.28a2 2 0 0 0 2-1.7l1.38-9a2 2 0 0 0-2-2.3zM7 22H4a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-7a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\"> Yes <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tdata-response=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post=\"1012\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-title=\"PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"wth-btn-rounded wth-no-btn\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\t\t\t\t\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tviewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n\t\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke=\"currentColor\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-width=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linecap=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path\n\t\t\t\t\t\td=\"M10 15v4a3 3 0 0 0 3 3l4-9V2H5.72a2 2 0 0 0-2 1.7l-1.38 9a2 2 0 0 0 2 2.3zm7-13h2.67A2.31 2.31 0 0 1 22 4v7a2.31 2.31 0 0 1-2.33 2H17\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\"> No <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\t<div class=\"wth-form hidden\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-form-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wth-title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<textarea class=\"wth-message\"><\/textarea>\n\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary wth-btn-submit\">Send<\/button>\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btn wth-btn-cancel\">Cancel<\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn how to use the PostgreSQL BOOL_OR aggregate function to return true if any values in a set are true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":950,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1012","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this tutorial, you&#039;ll learn how to use the PostgreSQL BOOL_OR aggregate function to return true if any values in a set are true.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this tutorial, you&#039;ll learn how to use the PostgreSQL BOOL_OR aggregate function to return true if any values in a set are true.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PostgreSQL Tutorial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-05T12:51:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/products.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"159\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"254\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\\\/postgresql-bool_or\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\\\/postgresql-bool_or\\\/\",\"name\":\"PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\\\/postgresql-bool_or\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\\\/postgresql-bool_or\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/products.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-16T08:19:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-05T12:51:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the PostgreSQL BOOL_OR aggregate function to return true if any values in a set are true.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\\\/postgresql-bool_or\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\\\/postgresql-bool_or\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\\\/postgresql-bool_or\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/products.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/products.png\",\"width\":159,\"height\":254,\"caption\":\"PostgreSQL Expression Index\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\\\/postgresql-bool_or\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"PostgreSQL Aggregate Functions\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"PostgreSQL Tutorial\",\"description\":\"Learn PostgreSQL from Scratch\",\"alternateName\":\"PostgreSQL\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pgtutorial.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function","description":"In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the PostgreSQL BOOL_OR aggregate function to return true if any values in a set are true.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function","og_description":"In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the PostgreSQL BOOL_OR aggregate function to return true if any values in a set are true.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/","og_site_name":"PostgreSQL Tutorial","article_modified_time":"2025-01-05T12:51:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":159,"height":254,"url":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/products.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/","name":"PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/products.png","datePublished":"2024-12-16T08:19:47+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-05T12:51:53+00:00","description":"In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the PostgreSQL BOOL_OR aggregate function to return true if any values in a set are true.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/products.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/products.png","width":159,"height":254,"caption":"PostgreSQL Expression Index"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/postgresql-bool_or\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"PostgreSQL Aggregate Functions","item":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-aggregate-functions\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"PostgreSQL BOOL_OR Aggregate Function"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/","name":"PostgreSQL Tutorial","description":"Learn PostgreSQL from Scratch","alternateName":"PostgreSQL","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1012"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1461,"href":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1012\/revisions\/1461"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}