How to handle foreign key in postgresql?

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CREATE TABLE table1 (
    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
    column1 INTEGER,
    column2 TEXT,
    foreign_key_id INTEGER,
    FOREIGN KEY (foreign_key_id) REFERENCES table2(id)
);

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ALTER TABLE table1
ADD CONSTRAINT fk_foreign_key
FOREIGN KEY (foreign_key_id) REFERENCES table2(id);

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ALTER TABLE table1
DROP CONSTRAINT fk_foreign_key;

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ALTER TABLE table1
DISABLE CONSTRAINT fk_foreign_key;

ALTER TABLE table1
ENABLE CONSTRAINT fk_foreign_key;

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SELECT
    tc.table_name, kcu.column_name, ccu.table_name AS foreign_table_name,
    ccu.column_name AS foreign_column_name
FROM
    information_schema.table_constraints AS tc
    JOIN information_schema.key_column_usage AS kcu
        ON tc.constraint_name = kcu.constraint_name
    JOIN information_schema.constraint_column_usage AS ccu
        ON ccu.constraint_name = tc.constraint_name
WHERE constraint_type = 'FOREIGN KEY';