DROP FOREIGN TABLE(7) PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation DROP FOREIGN TABLE(7) NAME DROP_FOREIGN_TABLE - remove a foreign table SYNOPSIS DROP FOREIGN TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] DESCRIPTION DROP FOREIGN TABLE removes a foreign table. Only the owner of a foreign ta- ble can remove it. PARAMETERS IF EXISTS Do not throw an error if the foreign table does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the foreign table to drop. CASCADE Automatically drop objects that depend on the foreign table (such as views), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Sec- tion 5.15). RESTRICT Refuse to drop the foreign table if any objects depend on it. This is the default. EXAMPLES To destroy two foreign tables, films and distributors: DROP FOREIGN TABLE films, distributors; COMPATIBILITY This command conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED), except that the standard only allows one foreign table to be dropped per command, and apart from the IF EXISTS option, which is a PostgreSQL extension. SEE ALSO ALTER FOREIGN TABLE (ALTER_FOREIGN_TABLE(7)), CREATE FOREIGN TABLE (CRE- ATE_FOREIGN_TABLE(7)) PostgreSQL 18.6 2026 DROP FOREIGN TABLE(7)
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