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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>CREATE SCHEMA</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" /><link rev="made" href="pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot" /><link rel="prev" href="sql-createrule.html" title="CREATE RULE" /><link rel="next" href="sql-createsequence.html" title="CREATE SEQUENCE" /></head><body id="docContent" class="container-fluid col-10"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="5" align="center">CREATE SCHEMA</th></tr><tr><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-createrule.html" title="CREATE RULE">Prev</a> </td><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html" title="SQL Commands">Up</a></td><th width="60%" align="center">SQL Commands</th><td width="10%" align="right"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 15.5 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="10%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-createsequence.html" title="CREATE SEQUENCE">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="refentry" id="SQL-CREATESCHEMA"><div class="titlepage"></div><a id="id-1.9.3.80.1" class="indexterm"></a><div class="refnamediv"><h2><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE SCHEMA</span></h2><p>CREATE SCHEMA — define a new schema</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="synopsis">
CREATE SCHEMA <em class="replaceable"><code>schema_name</code></em> [ AUTHORIZATION <em class="replaceable"><code>role_specification</code></em> ] [ <em class="replaceable"><code>schema_element</code></em> [ ... ] ]
CREATE SCHEMA AUTHORIZATION <em class="replaceable"><code>role_specification</code></em> [ <em class="replaceable"><code>schema_element</code></em> [ ... ] ]
CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS <em class="replaceable"><code>schema_name</code></em> [ AUTHORIZATION <em class="replaceable"><code>role_specification</code></em> ]
CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS AUTHORIZATION <em class="replaceable"><code>role_specification</code></em>

<span class="phrase">where <em class="replaceable"><code>role_specification</code></em> can be:</span>

    <em class="replaceable"><code>user_name</code></em>
  | CURRENT_ROLE
  | CURRENT_USER
  | SESSION_USER
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.80.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
   <code class="command">CREATE SCHEMA</code> enters a new schema
   into the current database.
   The schema name must be distinct from the name of any existing schema
   in the current database.
  </p><p>
   A schema is essentially a namespace:
   it contains named objects (tables, data types, functions, and operators)
   whose names can duplicate those of other objects existing in other
   schemas.  Named objects are accessed either by <span class="quote"><span class="quote">qualifying</span></span>
   their names with the schema name as a prefix, or by setting a search
   path that includes the desired schema(s).  A <code class="literal">CREATE</code> command
   specifying an unqualified object name creates the object
   in the current schema (the one at the front of the search path,
   which can be determined with the function <code class="function">current_schema</code>).
  </p><p>
   Optionally, <code class="command">CREATE SCHEMA</code> can include subcommands
   to create objects within the new schema.  The subcommands are treated
   essentially the same as separate commands issued after creating the
   schema, except that if the <code class="literal">AUTHORIZATION</code> clause is used,
   all the created objects will be owned by that user.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.80.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>schema_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
        The name of a schema to be created.  If this is omitted, the
        <em class="replaceable"><code>user_name</code></em>
        is used as the schema name.  The name cannot
        begin with <code class="literal">pg_</code>, as such names
        are reserved for system schemas.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>user_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
        The role name of the user who will own the new schema.  If omitted,
        defaults to the user executing the command.  To create a schema
        owned by another role, you must be a direct or indirect member of
        that role, or be a superuser.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>schema_element</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
        An SQL statement defining an object to be created within the
        schema. Currently, only <code class="command">CREATE
        TABLE</code>, <code class="command">CREATE VIEW</code>, <code class="command">CREATE
        INDEX</code>, <code class="command">CREATE SEQUENCE</code>, <code class="command">CREATE
        TRIGGER</code> and <code class="command">GRANT</code> are accepted as clauses
        within <code class="command">CREATE SCHEMA</code>. Other kinds of objects may
        be created in separate commands after the schema is created.
       </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF NOT EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
        Do nothing (except issuing a notice) if a schema with the same name
        already exists.  <em class="replaceable"><code>schema_element</code></em>
        subcommands cannot be included when this option is used.
       </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.80.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
   To create a schema, the invoking user must have the
   <code class="literal">CREATE</code> privilege for the current database.
   (Of course, superusers bypass this check.)
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.80.8"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
   Create a schema:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
CREATE SCHEMA myschema;
</pre><p>
  </p><p>
   Create a schema for user <code class="literal">joe</code>; the schema will also be
   named <code class="literal">joe</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
CREATE SCHEMA AUTHORIZATION joe;
</pre><p>
  </p><p>
   Create a schema named <code class="literal">test</code> that will be owned by user
   <code class="literal">joe</code>, unless there already is a schema named <code class="literal">test</code>.
   (It does not matter whether <code class="literal">joe</code> owns the pre-existing schema.)
</p><pre class="programlisting">
CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS test AUTHORIZATION joe;
</pre><p>
  </p><p>
   Create a schema and create a table and view within it:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
CREATE SCHEMA hollywood
    CREATE TABLE films (title text, release date, awards text[])
    CREATE VIEW winners AS
        SELECT title, release FROM films WHERE awards IS NOT NULL;
</pre><p>
   Notice that the individual subcommands do not end with semicolons.
  </p><p>
   The following is an equivalent way of accomplishing the same result:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
CREATE SCHEMA hollywood;
CREATE TABLE hollywood.films (title text, release date, awards text[]);
CREATE VIEW hollywood.winners AS
    SELECT title, release FROM hollywood.films WHERE awards IS NOT NULL;
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.80.9"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
   The SQL standard allows a <code class="literal">DEFAULT CHARACTER SET</code> clause
   in <code class="command">CREATE SCHEMA</code>, as well as more subcommand
   types than are presently accepted by
   <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>.
  </p><p>
   The SQL standard specifies that the subcommands in <code class="command">CREATE
   SCHEMA</code> can appear in any order.  The present
   <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> implementation does not
   handle all cases of forward references in subcommands; it might
   sometimes be necessary to reorder the subcommands in order to avoid
   forward references.
  </p><p>
   According to the SQL standard, the owner of a schema always owns
   all objects within it.  <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
   allows schemas to contain objects owned by users other than the
   schema owner.  This can happen only if the schema owner grants the
   <code class="literal">CREATE</code> privilege on their schema to someone else, or a
   superuser chooses to create objects in it.
  </p><p>
   The <code class="literal">IF NOT EXISTS</code> option is a
   <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> extension.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.80.10"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-alterschema.html" title="ALTER SCHEMA"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER SCHEMA</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-dropschema.html" title="DROP SCHEMA"><span class="refentrytitle">DROP SCHEMA</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-createrule.html" title="CREATE RULE">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html" title="SQL Commands">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-createsequence.html" title="CREATE SEQUENCE">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">CREATE RULE </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 15.5 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> CREATE SEQUENCE</td></tr></table></div></body></html>