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# COM\_STMT\_CLOSE

Closes a previously prepared statement.

## Direction

Client to server.

## Implemented by

* [mysql\_stmt\_close()](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-prepared-statement-functions/mysql_stmt_close.md).
* [mysql\_stmt\_prepare()](/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-prepared-statement-functions/mysql_stmt_prepare.md).

## Fields

* [int<1>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md#fixed-length-integers) `0x19` `COM_STMT_CLOSE` header.
* [int<4>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md#fixed-length-integers) statement id.

## Example

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```
05 00 00 00 19 04 00 00 00
```

{% endcode %}

## Response

No response from server.

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