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layout: default
title: ALTER SEQUENCE
parent: Data Definition Language (DDL)
grand_parent: SQL Commands
---
# ALTER SEQUENCE
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var diagram = Diagram([
Sequence([
Keyword("ALTER SEQUENCE"),
Optional(Keyword("IF EXISTS")),
NonTerminal("sequence_name"),
Optional(Sequence([Keyword("RESTART WITH"), NonTerminal("restart_value")])),
Optional(Sequence([Keyword("INCREMENT BY"), NonTerminal("increment_value")])),
Optional(Choice(0, [Sequence([Keyword("MINVALUE"), NonTerminal("min_value")]), Keyword("NO MINVALUE")])),
Optional(Choice(0, [Sequence([Keyword("MAXVALUE"), NonTerminal("max_value")]), Keyword("NO MAXVALUE")])),
Optional(Choice(0, [Keyword("CYCLE"), Keyword("NO CYCLE")]))
])
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Modifies the properties of an existing sequence.
#### Basic Syntax
```sql
ALTER SEQUENCE [IF EXISTS] sequence_name
[RESTART WITH restart_value]
[INCREMENT BY increment_value]
[MINVALUE min_value | NO MINVALUE]
[MAXVALUE max_value | NO MAXVALUE]
[CYCLE | NO CYCLE];
```
#### Examples
```sql
ALTER SEQUENCE my_seq RESTART WITH 50 INCREMENT BY 10;
```