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How to reset ID column of a PostgreSQL table to let auto incrementation begin from 1?
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# See your sequence name inside psql console with \ds command.
ALTER SEQUENCE seq RESTART WITH 1;
# Update sequence
UPDATE table_name SET id=nextval('seq');
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It does not work in Postgres 13

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GarryOne commented Mar 11, 2021 •
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PostgreSQL:
Node script: Fix all tables identity: auto-increment / nextval, based on last inserted it.
https://gist.github.com/GarryOne/eabdb5704887c2d1cafd3cb1ebc7fb5e

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