DROP LANGUAGE(7) PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation DROP LANGUAGE(7) NAME DROP_LANGUAGE - remove a procedural language SYNOPSIS DROP [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] DESCRIPTION DROP LANGUAGE removes the definition of a previously registered procedural language. You must be a superuser or the owner of the language to use DROP LANGUAGE. Note As of PostgreSQL 9.1, most procedural languages have been made into "extensions", and should therefore be removed with DROP EXTENSION not DROP LANGUAGE. PARAMETERS IF EXISTS Do not throw an error if the language does not exist. A notice is is- sued in this case. name The name of an existing procedural language. CASCADE Automatically drop objects that depend on the language (such as func- tions in the language), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.15). RESTRICT Refuse to drop the language if any objects depend on it. This is the default. EXAMPLES This command removes the procedural language plsample: DROP LANGUAGE plsample; COMPATIBILITY There is no DROP LANGUAGE statement in the SQL standard. SEE ALSO ALTER LANGUAGE (ALTER_LANGUAGE(7)), CREATE LANGUAGE (CREATE_LANGUAGE(7)) PostgreSQL 18.6 2026 DROP LANGUAGE(7)
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