
END — commit the current transaction

## Synopsis

END \[ WORK | TRANSACTION \] \[ AND \[ NO \] CHAIN \]

## Description

`END` commits the current transaction. All changes made by the transaction become visible to others and are guaranteed to be durable if a crash occurs. This command is a PostgreSQL extension that is equivalent to [`COMMIT`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-commit.html "COMMIT").

## Parameters

`WORK`  
`TRANSACTION`

Optional key words. They have no effect.

`AND CHAIN`

If `AND CHAIN` is specified, a new transaction is immediately started with the same transaction characteristics (see [SET TRANSACTION](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-set-transaction.html "SET TRANSACTION")) as the just finished one. Otherwise, no new transaction is started.

## Notes

Use [`ROLLBACK`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-rollback.html "ROLLBACK") to abort a transaction.

Issuing `END` when not inside a transaction does no harm, but it will provoke a warning message.

## Examples

To commit the current transaction and make all changes permanent:

END;

## Compatibility

`END` is a PostgreSQL extension that provides functionality equivalent to [`COMMIT`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-commit.html "COMMIT"), which is specified in the SQL standard.
