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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/repository](./repository.md) &gt; [RepositoryMixinDoc](./repository.repositorymixindoc.md) &gt; [migrateSchema](./repository.repositorymixindoc.migrateschema.md)

## RepositoryMixinDoc.migrateSchema() method

Update or recreate the database schema for all repositories.

\*\*WARNING\*\*: By default, `migrateSchema()` will attempt to preserve data while updating the schema in your target database, but this is not guaranteed to be safe.

Please check the documentation for your specific connector(s) for a detailed breakdown of behaviors for automigrate!

**Signature:**

```typescript
migrateSchema(options?: SchemaMigrationOptions): Promise<void>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  options | [SchemaMigrationOptions](./repository.schemamigrationoptions.md) | _(Optional)_ Migration options, e.g. whether to update tables preserving data or rebuild everything from scratch. |

**Returns:**

Promise&lt;void&gt;