# drop_foreign_table

DROP FOREIGN TABLE

DROP FOREIGN TABLE

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SQL - Language Statements

DROP FOREIGN TABLE

remove a foreign table

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 [???](#ddl-depend)).

`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