DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER(7) PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation
NAME
DROP_FOREIGN_DATA_WRAPPER - remove a foreign-data wrapper
SYNOPSIS
DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DESCRIPTION
DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER removes an existing foreign-data wrapper. To
execute this command, the current user must be the owner of the
foreign-data wrapper.
PARAMETERS
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the foreign-data wrapper does not exist. A
notice is issued in this case.
name
The name of an existing foreign-data wrapper.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the foreign-data wrapper
(such as foreign tables and servers), and in turn all objects that
depend on those objects (see Section 5.15).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the foreign-data wrapper if any objects depend on
it. This is the default.
EXAMPLES
Drop the foreign-data wrapper dbi:
DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER dbi;
COMPATIBILITY
DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED). The IF
EXISTS clause is a PostgreSQL extension.
SEE ALSO
CREATE FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER (CREATE_FOREIGN_DATA_WRAPPER(7)), ALTER
FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER (ALTER_FOREIGN_DATA_WRAPPER(7))
PostgreSQL 18.6 2026 DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER(7)
postgresql 18.6_0 - Generated Thu Aug 27 11:13:31 CDT 2026