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Deduplicate Latest Records

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Deduplicate a dataset where duplicate records exist with minor variations in timestamps, keeping only the most recent entry per unique user ID on Snowflake.

Write a PostgreSQL-compatible SQL query against the provided table. Exclude records without a user ID and use event_id as the deterministic tie-breaker when timestamps are equal.

Output

  1. Return one row per user ID with columns user_id, event_id, event_type, event_timestamp, and source.
  2. Include only the most recent record for each user, ordered by user_id ascending.

Schema

user_activity
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTUnique identifier for the activity record
user_idINTIdentifier of the user associated with the activity
event_typeVARCHAR(50)Type of activity recorded
event_timestampTIMESTAMPTimestamp when the activity occurred
sourceVARCHAR(50)System or channel that produced the record
Tablesuser_activity
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