sql-notify.html : Higher-level mechanisms can be built by using tables in the database to pass additional data (beyond a mere notification name) from notifier to listener(s). How ? root2=> select * from pg_listener ; relname | listenerpid | notification ---------+-------------+-------------- aaa | 723 | 0 (1 row) grep -5 "typedef struct pgNotify" /usr/local/include/libpq-fe.h typedef struct pgNotify { char *relname; /* notification condition name */ int be_pid; /* process ID of server process */ char *extra; /* notification parameter */ } PGnotify; I need to insert "extra" data - uid, ... PGnotify *notify; notify->extra; ........ Thanks