ALTER LANGUAGE(7) PostgreSQL 16.2 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 16.2 2024 ALTER LANGUAGE(7)