Replication
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The MusicBrainz Live Data Feed is based on a concept of replication. You can read about how it works at Replication Mechanics and Trigger Based Replication. The list of tables to be replicated can be found in the codebase at admin/sql/CreateReplicationTriggers.sql and other CreateReplicationTriggers.sql files in subdirectories of admin/sql/; the list as of this writing is:
Included in replication
The following tables are included in replication. Most are included in one of eight archive files which are part of the full MusicBrainz PostgreSQL Data Dumps. Each of the first eight sections lists the tables which are replicated and delivered by the corresponding archive file. The final section lists the tables which are included in replication, but not included in the full MusicBrainz data dumps.
This is current as of schema sequence 30 on 2 December 2025 UTC.
Tables in mbdump.tar.bz2
- alternative_release_type
- area
- area_alias
- area_alias_type
- area_gid_redirect
- area_type
- artist
- artist_alias
- artist_alias_type
- artist_credit
- artist_credit_gid_redirect
- artist_credit_name
- artist_gid_redirect
- artist_ipi
- artist_isni
- artist_type
- cdtoc
- country_area
- editor_collection_type
- event
- event_alias
- event_alias_type
- event_gid_redirect
- event_type
- gender
- genre
- genre_alias
- genre_alias_type
- instrument
- instrument_alias
- instrument_alias_type
- instrument_gid_redirect
- instrument_type
- iso_3166_1
- iso_3166_2
- iso_3166_3
- isrc
- iswc
- l_area_area
- l_area_event
- l_area_genre
- l_area_instrument
- l_area_label
- l_area_recording
- l_area_release
- l_area_series
- l_area_url
- l_area_work
- l_artist_artist
- l_artist_event
- l_artist_genre
- l_artist_instrument
- l_artist_label
- l_artist_place
- l_artist_recording
- l_artist_release
- l_artist_release_group
- l_artist_series
- l_artist_url
- l_artist_work
- l_event_event
- l_event_label
- l_event_place
- l_event_recording
- l_event_release
- l_event_release_group
- l_event_series
- l_event_url
- l_event_work
- l_genre_genre
- l_genre_instrument
- l_genre_label
- l_genre_place
- l_genre_release_group
- l_genre_url
- l_instrument_instrument
- l_instrument_label
- l_instrument_url
- l_label_label
- l_label_place
- l_label_recording
- l_label_release
- l_label_release_group
- l_label_series
- l_label_url
- l_label_work
- l_place_place
- l_place_recording
- l_place_release
- l_place_series
- l_place_url
- l_place_work
- l_recording_recording
- l_recording_release
- l_recording_series
- l_recording_url
- l_recording_work
- l_release_group_release_group
- l_release_group_series
- l_release_group_url
- l_release_group_work
- l_release_release
- l_release_series
- l_release_url
- l_series_series
- l_series_url
- l_series_work
- l_url_work
- l_work_work
- label
- label_alias
- label_alias_type
- label_gid_redirect
- label_ipi
- label_isni
- label_type
- language
- link
- link_attribute
- link_attribute_credit
- link_attribute_text_value
- link_attribute_type
- link_creditable_attribute_type
- link_text_attribute_type
- link_type
- link_type_attribute_type
- medium
- medium_cdtoc
- medium_format
- medium_gid_redirect
- orderable_link_type
- place
- place_alias
- place_alias_type
- place_gid_redirect
- place_type
- recording
- recording_alias
- recording_alias_type
- recording_gid_redirect
- release
- release_alias
- release_alias_type
- release_country
- release_gid_redirect
- release_group
- release_group_alias
- release_group_alias_type
- release_group_gid_redirect
- release_group_primary_type
- release_group_secondary_type
- release_group_secondary_type_join
- release_label
- release_packaging
- release_status
- release_unknown_country
- replication_control
- script
- series
- series_alias
- series_alias_type
- series_gid_redirect
- series_ordering_type
- series_type
- track
- track_gid_redirect
- url
- url_gid_redirect
- work
- work_alias
- work_alias_type
- work_attribute
- work_attribute_type
- work_attribute_type_allowed_value
- work_gid_redirect
- work_language
- work_type
Tables in mbdump-derived.tar.bz2
- annotation
- area_annotation
- area_tag
- artist_annotation
- artist_meta
- artist_tag
- event_annotation
- event_meta
- event_tag
- instrument_annotation
- instrument_tag
- label_annotation
- label_meta
- label_tag
- medium_index
- place_annotation
- place_meta
- place_tag
- recording_annotation
- recording_meta
- recording_tag
- release_annotation
- release_group_annotation
- release_group_meta
- release_group_tag
- release_meta
- release_tag (though it has no substantive content, see http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/MBS-5978)
- series_annotation
- series_tag
- tag
- work_annotation
- work_meta
- work_tag
Tables in mbdump-documentation.tar.bz2
- documentation.l_area_area_example
- documentation.l_area_event_example
- documentation.l_area_instrument_example
- documentation.l_area_label_example
- documentation.l_area_recording_example
- documentation.l_area_url_example
- documentation.l_area_work_example
- documentation.l_artist_artist_example
- documentation.l_artist_event_example
- documentation.l_artist_instrument_example
- documentation.l_artist_label_example
- documentation.l_artist_place_example
- documentation.l_artist_recording_example
- documentation.l_artist_release_example
- documentation.l_artist_release_group_example
- documentation.l_artist_series_example
- documentation.l_artist_url_example
- documentation.l_artist_work_example
- documentation.l_event_label_example
- documentation.l_event_place_example
- documentation.l_event_recording_example
- documentation.l_event_release_group_example
- documentation.l_event_series_example
- documentation.l_event_url_example
- documentation.l_event_work_example
- documentation.l_instrument_instrument_example
- documentation.l_instrument_label_example
- documentation.l_instrument_url_example
- documentation.l_label_label_example
- documentation.l_label_place_example
- documentation.l_label_recording_example
- documentation.l_label_release_example
- documentation.l_label_release_group_example
- documentation.l_label_series_example
- documentation.l_label_url_example
- documentation.l_label_work_example
- documentation.l_place_place_example
- documentation.l_place_recording_example
- documentation.l_place_series_example
- documentation.l_place_url_example
- documentation.l_place_work_example
- documentation.l_recording_recording_example
- documentation.l_recording_url_example
- documentation.l_recording_work_example
- documentation.l_release_group_release_group_example
- documentation.l_release_group_series_example
- documentation.l_release_group_url_example
- documentation.l_release_release_example
- documentation.l_release_url_example
- documentation.l_series_series_example
- documentation.l_series_url_example
- documentation.l_series_work_example
- documentation.l_url_work_example
- documentation.l_work_work_example
- documentation.link_type_documentation
Tables in mbdump-stats.tar.bz2
- statistics.statistic
- statistics.statistic_event
Tables in mbdump-cover-art-archive.tar.bz2
- cover_art_archive.art_type
- cover_art_archive.cover_art
- cover_art_archive.cover_art_type
- cover_art_archive.image_type
- cover_art_archive.release_group_cover_art
Tables in mbdump-event-art-archive.tar.bz2
- event_art_archive.art_type
- event_art_archive.event_art
- event_art_archive.event_art_type
Tables in mbdump-cdstubs.tar.bz2
- cdtoc_raw
- release_raw
- track_raw
Tables in mbdump-wikidocs.tar.bz2
- wikidocs.wikidocs_index
Tables not in MusicBrainz PostgreSQL Data Dumps
- alternative_medium
- alternative_medium_track
- alternative_release
- alternative_track
- area_attribute
- area_attribute_type
- area_attribute_type_allowed_value
- artist_attribute
- artist_attribute_type
- artist_attribute_type_allowed_value
- event_attribute
- event_attribute_type
- event_attribute_type_allowed_value
- genre_annotation
- instrument_attribute
- instrument_attribute_type
- instrument_attribute_type_allowed_value
- l_area_artist
- l_area_mood
- l_area_place
- l_area_release_group
- l_artist_mood
- l_event_genre
- l_event_instrument
- l_event_mood
- l_genre_mood
- l_genre_recording
- l_genre_release
- l_genre_series
- l_genre_work
- l_instrument_mood
- l_instrument_place
- l_instrument_recording
- l_instrument_release
- l_instrument_release_group
- l_instrument_series
- l_instrument_work
- l_label_mood
- l_mood_mood
- l_mood_place
- l_mood_recording
- l_mood_release
- l_mood_release_group
- l_mood_series
- l_mood_url
- l_mood_work
- l_place_release_group
- l_recording_release_group
- l_release_release_group
- l_release_work
- l_url_url
- label_attribute
- label_attribute_type
- label_attribute_type_allowed_value
- medium_attribute
- medium_attribute_type
- medium_attribute_type_allowed_format
- medium_attribute_type_allowed_value
- medium_attribute_type_allowed_value_allowed_format
- mood
- mood_alias
- mood_alias_type
- mood_annotation
- place_attribute
- place_attribute_type
- place_attribute_type_allowed_value
- recording_attribute
- recording_attribute_type
- recording_attribute_type_allowed_value
- release_attribute
- release_attribute_type
- release_attribute_type_allowed_value
- release_group_attribute
- release_group_attribute_type
- release_group_attribute_type_allowed_value
- series_attribute
- series_attribute_type
- series_attribute_type_allowed_value
- documentation.l_area_artist_example
- documentation.l_area_genre_example
- documentation.l_area_mood_example
- documentation.l_area_place_example
- documentation.l_area_release_example
- documentation.l_area_release_group_example
- documentation.l_area_series_example
- documentation.l_artist_genre_example
- documentation.l_artist_mood_example
- documentation.l_event_event_example
- documentation.l_event_genre_example
- documentation.l_event_instrument_example
- documentation.l_event_mood_example
- documentation.l_event_release_example
- documentation.l_genre_genre_example
- documentation.l_genre_instrument_example
- documentation.l_genre_label_example
- documentation.l_genre_mood_example
- documentation.l_genre_place_example
- documentation.l_genre_recording_example
- documentation.l_genre_release_example
- documentation.l_genre_release_group_example
- documentation.l_genre_series_example
- documentation.l_genre_url_example
- documentation.l_genre_work_example
- documentation.l_instrument_mood_example
- documentation.l_instrument_place_example
- documentation.l_instrument_recording_example
- documentation.l_instrument_release_example
- documentation.l_instrument_release_group_example
- documentation.l_instrument_series_example
- documentation.l_instrument_work_example
- documentation.l_label_mood_example
- documentation.l_mood_mood_example
- documentation.l_mood_place_example
- documentation.l_mood_recording_example
- documentation.l_mood_release_example
- documentation.l_mood_release_group_example
- documentation.l_mood_series_example
- documentation.l_mood_url_example
- documentation.l_mood_work_example
- documentation.l_place_release_example
- documentation.l_place_release_group_example
- documentation.l_recording_release_example
- documentation.l_recording_release_group_example
- documentation.l_recording_series_example
- documentation.l_release_group_work_example
- documentation.l_release_release_group_example
- documentation.l_release_series_example
- documentation.l_release_work_example
- documentation.l_url_url_example
Not included in replication
Tables in mbdump-editor.tar.bz2
- editor_sanitised (this gets loaded into the editor table)
Tables in mbdump-edit.tar.bz2
- edit
- edit_area
- edit_artist
- edit_data
- edit_event
- edit_instrument
- edit_label
- edit_note
- edit_note_recipient
- edit_place
- edit_recording
- edit_release
- edit_release_group
- edit_series
- edit_url
- edit_work
- vote