DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER

DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER

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DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER

remove a foreign-data wrapper

DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER \[ IF EXISTS \]

name

\[, \...\] \[ CASCADE \| RESTRICT \]

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

`RESTRICT`

:   Refuse to drop the foreign-data wrapper if any objects depend on it.
    This is the default.

Examples
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Drop the foreign-data wrapper `dbi`:

    DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER dbi;

Compatibility
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`DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER` conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED). The
`IF EXISTS` clause is a PostgreSQL extension.

See Also
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