# Introducing chdb Postgres extension: High-performance imports from cloud storage

DevFeed: [Introducing chdb Postgres extension: High-performance imports from cloud storage](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-chdb-postgres-extension-high-performance-imports-from-cloud-storage-5325.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://clickhouse.com/blog/introducing-chdb-postgres>)

Author: David Wheeler

Published: 2026-09-08T15:42:52Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [ClickHouse Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clickhouse-blog.md>)

Topics: [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clickhouse.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [Amazon S3](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-s3.md>), [parquet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/parquet.md>), [CSV](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/csv.md>)

Tags: [benchmark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmark.md>), [clickhouse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clickhouse.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [duckdb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/duckdb.md>), [extension](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/extension.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [parquet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parquet.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>), [s3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/s3.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

chdb is a new Postgres extension that uses the in-process ClickHouse engine to import and export data across cloud storage systems and formats. The article presents import benchmarks, format support, and usage through a query function and a COPY hook module.

## Source excerpt

The chdb Postgres extension brings fast imports and exports across cloud storage platforms and data formats, powered by the embedded ClickHouse engine.