---
title: "SPI_freetuple"
id: spi-spi-freetuple
pg_version: "20devel"
---

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# SPI_freetuple — free a row allocated in the upper executor context

## Synopsis

```
void SPI_freetuple(HeapTuple row)
```

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## Description

`SPI_freetuple` frees a row previously allocated in the upper executor context. 

This function is no longer different from plain `heap_freetuple`. It's kept just for backward compatibility of existing code. 

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## Arguments

**`HeapTuple row`**

 row to free