Advanced Reporting

Isolation Levels Explained

Senior Data Analyst
March 28, 2026
5 min read

The Levels

1. **Read Uncommitted**: Can see uncommitted changes. Risky.

2. **Read Committed**: Default in PostgreSQL. Only see committed data.

3. **Repeatable Read**: Re-reading the same row gives the same result.

4. **Serializable**: Highest isolation. Transactions run as if in sequence.

SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;

Pro Tip

Higher isolation = more consistency but lower concurrency. Choose wisely.

*Day 88: Locking and Deadlocks.*

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