## DROP FOREIGN TABLE

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 5.13).

`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 the 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 Postgres Pro Enterprise extension.

## See Also

ALTER FOREIGN TABLE, CREATE FOREIGN TABLE