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title: "REVOKE PRIVILEGE"
description: "`REVOKE` revokes privileges from a database object."
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`REVOKE` revokes privileges from a database object. The `PUBLIC` pseudo-role can
be used to indicate that the privileges should be revoked from all roles
(including roles that might not exist yet).

## Syntax

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### `privilege`

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Field                                               | Use
----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------
_object_name_                                       | The object that privileges are being revoked from.
**ALL** _object_type_ **IN SCHEMA** schema_name     | The privilege will be revoked from all objects of _object_type_ in _schema_name_.
**ALL** _object_type_ **IN DATABASE** database_name | The privilege will be revoked from all objects of _object_type_ in _database_name_.
**ALL** _object_type_                               | The privilege will be revoked from all objects of _object_type_, excluding system objects.
_role_name_                                         | The role name that is losing privileges. Use the `PUBLIC` pseudo-role to revoke privileges from all roles.
**SELECT**                                          | Allows reading rows from an object. The abbreviation for this privilege is 'r' (read).
**INSERT**                                          | Allows inserting into an object. The abbreviation for this privilege is 'a' (append).
**UPDATE**                                          | Allows updating an object (requires **SELECT** if a read is necessary). The abbreviation for this privilege is 'w' (write).
**DELETE**                                          | Allows deleting from an object (requires **SELECT** if a read is necessary). The abbreviation for this privilege is 'd'.
**CREATE**                                          | Allows creating a new object within another object. The abbreviation for this privilege is 'C'.
**USAGE**                                           | Allows using an object or looking up members of an object. The abbreviation for this privilege is 'U'.
**CREATEROLE**                                      | Allows creating, altering, deleting roles and the ability to grant and revoke role membership. This privilege is very powerful. It allows roles to grant and revoke membership in other roles, even if it doesn't have explicit membership in those roles. As a consequence, any role with this privilege can obtain the privileges of any other role in the system. The abbreviation for this privilege is 'R' (Role).
**CREATEDB**                                        | Allows creating databases. The abbreviation for this privilege is 'B' (dataBase).
**CREATECLUSTER**                                   | Allows creating clusters. The abbreviation for this privilege is 'N' (compute Node).
**ALL PRIVILEGES**                                  | All applicable privileges for the provided object type.

## Details

The following tables describes which privileges are applicable to which objects:

{{< note >}}
For PostgreSQL compatibility reasons, you must specify `TABLE` as the object
type for sources, views, and materialized views, or omit the object type.
{{</ note >}}

| Object type           | All privileges |
|-----------------------|----------------|
| `SYSTEM`              | RBN            |
| `DATABASE`            | UC             |
| `SCHEMA`              | UC             |
| `TABLE`               | arwd           |
| (`VIEW`)              | r              |
| (`MATERIALIZED VIEW`) | r              |
| `INDEX`               |                |
| `TYPE`                | U              |
| (`SOURCE`)            | r              |
| `SINK`                |                |
| `CONNECTION`          | U              |
| `SECRET`              | U              |
| `CLUSTER`             | UC             |

Unlike PostgreSQL, `UPDATE` and `DELETE` always require `SELECT` privileges on the object being
updated.

### Compatibility

For PostgreSQL compatibility reasons, you must specify `TABLE` as the object
type for sources, views, and materialized views, or omit the object type.

## Examples

```mzsql
REVOKE SELECT ON mv FROM joe, mike;
```

```mzsql
REVOKE USAGE, CREATE ON DATABASE materialize FROM joe;
```

```mzsql
REVOKE ALL ON CLUSTER dev FROM joe;
```

```mzsql
REVOKE CREATEDB ON SYSTEM FROM joe;
```

## Privileges

The privileges required to execute this statement are:

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## Useful views

- [`mz_internal.mz_show_system_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_system_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_my_system_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_my_system_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_cluster_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_cluster_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_my_cluster_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_my_cluster_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_database_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_database_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_my_database_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_my_database_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_schema_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_schema_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_my_schema_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_my_schema_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_object_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_object_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_my_object_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_my_object_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_all_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_all_privileges)
- [`mz_internal.mz_show_all_my_privileges`](/sql/system-catalog/mz_internal/#mz_show_all_my_privileges)

## Related pages

- [`SHOW PRIVILEGES`](../show-privileges)
- [`CREATE ROLE`](../create-role)
- [`ALTER ROLE`](../alter-role)
- [`DROP ROLE`](../drop-role)
- [`DROP USER`](../drop-user)
- [`GRANT ROLE`](../grant-role)
- [`REVOKE ROLE`](../revoke-role)
- [`ALTER OWNER`](../alter-owner)
- [`GRANT PRIVILEGE`](../revoke-privilege)
- [`ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES`](../alter-default-privileges)