---
title: "ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER"
id: sql-altertsparser
pg_version: "20devel"
---

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# ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER — change the definition of a text search parser

## Synopsis

```
ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER name RENAME TO new_name
ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER name SET SCHEMA new_schema
```

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## Description

`ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER` changes the definition of a text search parser. Currently, the only supported functionality is to change the parser's name. 

You must be a superuser to use `ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER`. 

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## Parameters

**`name`**

 The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing text search parser. **`new_name`**

 The new name of the text search parser. **`new_schema`**

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## Compatibility

There is no `ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER` statement in the SQL standard. 

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## See Also

[CREATE TEXT SEARCH PARSER](sql-createtsparser.md), [DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER](sql-droptsparser.md)