Postgresql extract last row for each id

The most efficient way is to use Postgres’ distinct on operator

select distinct on (id) id, date, another_info
from the_table
order by id, date desc;

If you want a solution that works across databases (but is less efficient) you can use a window function:

select id, date, another_info
from (
  select id, date, another_info, 
         row_number() over (partition by id order by date desc) as rn
  from the_table
) t
where rn = 1
order by id;

The solution with a window function is in most cases faster than using a sub-query.

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