DROP FOREIGN TABLE(7) PostgreSQL 16.2 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 table 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 Section 5.14). 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 (CREATE_FOREIGN_TABLE(7)) PostgreSQL 16.2 2024 DROP FOREIGN TABLE(7)