DEALLOCATE(7) PostgreSQL 16.2 Documentation DEALLOCATE(7)

DEALLOCATE - deallocate a prepared statement

DEALLOCATE [ PREPARE ] { name | ALL }

DEALLOCATE is used to deallocate a previously prepared SQL statement. If you do not explicitly deallocate a prepared statement, it is deallocated when the session ends.

For more information on prepared statements, see PREPARE(7).

PREPARE

This key word is ignored.

name

The name of the prepared statement to deallocate.

ALL

Deallocate all prepared statements.

The SQL standard includes a DEALLOCATE statement, but it is only for use in embedded SQL.

EXECUTE(7), PREPARE(7)

2024 PostgreSQL 16.2