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ALTER TABLE RENAME COLUMN

Rename a column in an existing table.

caution
  • New column names may only consist of letters, numbers and underscores _

Syntax​

ALTER TABLE tableName RENAME COLUMN columnName TO newColumnName;

Example​

The following example renames an existing column called sensor to hum_sensor_1 from the table measurements:

Renaming a column
ALTER TABLE measurements RENAME COLUMN sensor TO hum_sensor_1;