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.\"     Title: ROLLBACK PREPARED
.\"    Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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.\"      Date: 2026
.\"    Manual: PostgreSQL 15.18 Documentation
.\"    Source: PostgreSQL 15.18
.\"  Language: English
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.SH "NAME"
ROLLBACK_PREPARED \- cancel a transaction that was earlier prepared for two\-phase commit
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
ROLLBACK PREPARED \fItransaction_id\fR
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBROLLBACK PREPARED\fR
rolls back a transaction that is in prepared state\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.PP
\fItransaction_id\fR
.RS 4
The transaction identifier of the transaction that is to be rolled back\&.
.RE
.SH "NOTES"
.PP
To roll back a prepared transaction, you must be either the same user that executed the transaction originally, or a superuser\&. But you do not have to be in the same session that executed the transaction\&.
.PP
This command cannot be executed inside a transaction block\&. The prepared transaction is rolled back immediately\&.
.PP
All currently available prepared transactions are listed in the
pg_prepared_xacts
system view\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
Roll back the transaction identified by the transaction identifier
foobar:
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.RS 4
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ROLLBACK PREPARED \*(Aqfoobar\*(Aq;
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.RE
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.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
\fBROLLBACK PREPARED\fR
is a
PostgreSQL
extension\&. It is intended for use by external transaction management systems, some of which are covered by standards (such as X/Open XA), but the SQL side of those systems is not standardized\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
PREPARE TRANSACTION (\fBPREPARE_TRANSACTION\fR(7)), COMMIT PREPARED (\fBCOMMIT_PREPARED\fR(7))