DROP INDEX(7) PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation DROP INDEX(7) NAME DROP_INDEX - remove an index SYNOPSIS DROP INDEX [ CONCURRENTLY ] [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] DESCRIPTION DROP INDEX drops an existing index from the database system. To execute this command you must be the owner of the index. PARAMETERS CONCURRENTLY Drop the index without locking out concurrent selects, inserts, up- dates, and deletes on the index's table. A normal DROP INDEX acquires an ACCESS EXCLUSIVE lock on the table, blocking other accesses until the index drop can be completed. With this option, the command instead waits until conflicting transactions have completed. There are several caveats to be aware of when using this option. Only one index name can be specified, and the CASCADE option is not sup- ported. (Thus, an index that supports a UNIQUE or PRIMARY KEY con- straint cannot be dropped this way.) Also, regular DROP INDEX commands can be performed within a transaction block, but DROP INDEX CONCUR- RENTLY cannot. Lastly, indexes on partitioned tables cannot be dropped using this option. For temporary tables, DROP INDEX is always non-concurrent, as no other session can access them, and non-concurrent index drop is cheaper. IF EXISTS Do not throw an error if the index does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an index to remove. CASCADE Automatically drop objects that depend on the index, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.15). RESTRICT Refuse to drop the index if any objects depend on it. This is the de- fault. EXAMPLES This command will remove the index title_idx: DROP INDEX title_idx; COMPATIBILITY DROP INDEX is a PostgreSQL language extension. There are no provisions for indexes in the SQL standard. SEE ALSO CREATE INDEX (CREATE_INDEX(7)) PostgreSQL 18.6 2026 DROP INDEX(7)
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