How to Properly Reset an Auto-Incrementing Primary Key in SQLite?

Reset SQLite auto-increment primary key

Resetting auto-incrementing primary key fields can be tricky when using SQLite. A common misconception is that the DELETE FROM tablename command is sufficient. However, it only deletes the data and the auto-increment function continues from the previous endpoint.

To properly reset your primary key, consider the following steps:

DELETE FROM your_table;
DELETE FROM sqlite_sequence WHERE name='your_table';

SQLite auto-increment mechanism

SQLite maintains a special table (sqlite_sequence) to track the maximum ROWID assigned to each table. SQLite initializes this table when creating the AUTOINCREMENT column. Modifying the sqlite_sequence table may break the key generation algorithm, so caution is recommended.

Additionally, the following resources may be helpful:

• SQLite AUTOINCREMENT keyword
• SQLite CREATE TABLE statement

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