# PostgREST Aggregate Functions

DevFeed: [PostgREST Aggregate Functions](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/postgrest-aggregate-functions-523.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://supabase.com/blog/postgrest-aggregate-functions>)

Author: Tim Abdulla

Published: 2024-02-29T07:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

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

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>)

## AI overview

PostgREST v12 adds native aggregate functions, enabling data summaries and grouped calculations directly through its API. The article introduces usage patterns and notes the need for safeguards against performance issues.

## Source excerpt

Summarize your data by performing calculations across groups of rows in PostgREST