ALTER LANGUAGE(7) PostgreSQL 18.6 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 18.6 2026 ALTER LANGUAGE(7)
postgresql 18.6_0 - Generated Wed Aug 26 18:43:40 CDT 2026