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ALTER LANGUAGE(7)                  PostgreSQL 16.14 Documentation                  ALTER LANGUAGE(7)

NAME
       ALTER_LANGUAGE - change the definition of a procedural language

SYNOPSIS
       ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE name RENAME TO new_name
       ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE name OWNER TO { new_owner | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }

DESCRIPTION
       ALTER LANGUAGE changes the definition of a procedural language. The only functionality is to
       rename the language or assign a new owner. You must be superuser or owner of the language to
       use ALTER LANGUAGE.

PARAMETERS
       name
           Name of a language

       new_name
           The new name of the language

       new_owner
           The new owner of the language

COMPATIBILITY
       There is no ALTER LANGUAGE statement in the SQL standard.

SEE ALSO
       CREATE LANGUAGE (CREATE_LANGUAGE(7)), DROP LANGUAGE (DROP_LANGUAGE(7))

PostgreSQL 16.14                                2026                               ALTER LANGUAGE(7)