{"id":3181,"date":"2024-03-13T06:32:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T06:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-change-the-field-type-in-a-postgresql-database\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:35:26","slug":"how-to-change-the-field-type-in-a-postgresql-database","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-change-the-field-type-in-a-postgresql-database\/","title":{"rendered":"PostgreSQL ALTER COLUMN: Change Data Type"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To change the field type in a PostgreSQL database, you can use the ALTER TABLE statement. 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