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Detect Duplicate Transactions in 5 Minutes
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Detect Duplicate Transactions in 5 Minutes

HardSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a query using window functions and conditional aggregations to identify potential duplicate transactions occurring within a 5-minute window.

Treat transactions with the same non-null account, merchant, amount, and currency as potential duplicates. Only completed transactions count toward duplicate detection, and the five-minute boundary is inclusive.

Output

  1. Return one row per completed transaction that belongs to a potential duplicate group.
  2. Include transaction_id, transaction attributes, previous_completed_transaction_id, and duplicate_count.
  3. Order by occurred_at, then transaction_id.

Schema

transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKINTUnique transaction identifier
account_idINTAccount that initiated the transaction
merchant_idVARCHAR(30)Merchant receiving the transaction
amountNUMERIC(12,2)Transaction amount
currencyVARCHAR(3)Three-letter transaction currency
occurred_atTIMESTAMPTZTransaction event timestamp
statusVARCHAR(20)Transaction processing status
Tablestransactions
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