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How to Rename a Table in Snowflake

In the Snowflake, we use tables for storing the data. While creating a table we will give a name to that table. If we want to change that table name, we can do it. This blog discusses renaming the table.

 

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Rename a Table in Snowflake

In Snowflake, by using the “ALTER TABLE .. RENAME TO” command we can rename the table.

Syntax:

alter_table old_table_name1 rename to new_table_name1;

alter_table sessions_db2 rename to sessions_db_3;
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Conclusion

The “ALTER TABLE .. RENAME TO” changes the name of a table. I hope this article provides sufficient information about renaming the table.

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SaiKumar Kalla

Kalla Saikumar is a technology expert and is currently working as a content associate at MindMajix. Write articles on multiple platforms such as ServiceNow, Business Analysis, Performance Testing, Mulesoft, Oracle Exadata, Azure, and other courses. And you can join him on LinkedIn.