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title: "DROP FOREIGN TABLE"
id: sql-dropforeigntable
pg_version: "20devel"
---

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# DROP FOREIGN TABLE — remove a foreign table

## Synopsis

```
DROP FOREIGN TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
```

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## Description

`DROP FOREIGN TABLE` removes a foreign table. Only the owner of a foreign table can remove it. 

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## 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 5.17](ddl-depend.md)). **`RESTRICT`**

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## Examples

To destroy two foreign tables, `films` and `distributors`: 
DROP FOREIGN TABLE films, distributors;


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## 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. 

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## See Also

[ALTER FOREIGN TABLE](sql-alterforeigntable.md), [CREATE FOREIGN TABLE](sql-createforeigntable.md)