# How can I change a table's name in CQL?

**URL:** <https://forum.scylladb.com/t/how-can-i-change-a-tables-name-in-cql/4886>\
**Category:** ScyllaDB\
**Tags:** data-model, cassandra, cql\
**Created:** [June 8, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/how-can-i-change-a-tables-name-in-cql/4886 "2025-06-08T03:30:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.scylladb.com/guy/32/9_2.png) [@Guy](https://forum.scylladb.com/u/Guy)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.scylladb.com/t/how-can-i-change-a-tables-name-in-cql/4886/1 "2025-06-08T03:30:38Z")

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> ![Mayank_Joshi](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/2X/e/e58172e95bc78d91143f458efdf09ff4a3495268.png) **@Mayank\_Joshi:** Hi. How do I rename a table in scylladb?
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> ![Botond_Dénes](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/1X/873f80169aadc07303ca5e860a0fca5146ab38c6.jpeg) **@Botond\_Dénes:** CQL doesn’t support table renaming. You have to create a new table and migrate the data over.
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> ![Mayank_Joshi](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/scylladb/original/2X/e/e58172e95bc78d91143f458efdf09ff4a3495268.png) **@Mayank\_Joshi:** Oh. Thanks a lot 👍