DROP TABLE

DROP TABLE can be used to remove a table and all of its contents.

Permissions

The role must have the DDL permission at the database or table level.

Syntax

drop_table_statement ::=
    DROP TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] [schema_name.]table_name
    ;

table_name ::= identifier

schema_name ::= identifier

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`IF EXISTS`	Drop the table if it exists. Does not error if the table does not exist.
`schema_name`	The name of the schema from which to drop the table.
`table_name`	The name of the table to drop.

Examples

Dropping a table

DROP TABLE cool_animals;

Dropping a table (always succeeds)

farm=> DROP TABLE cool_animals;
executed

farm=> DROP TABLE cool_animals;
Table 'public.cool_animals' not found

-- This will succeed, even though the table does not exist
farm=> DROP TABLE IF EXISTS cool_animals;
executed