---
title: "DROP SERVER"
id: sql-dropserver
pg_version: "20devel"
---

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# DROP SERVER — remove a foreign server descriptor

## Synopsis

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

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## Description

`DROP SERVER` removes an existing foreign server descriptor. To execute this command, the current user must be the owner of the server. 

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## Parameters

**`IF EXISTS`**

 Do not throw an error if the server does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. **`name`**

 The name of an existing server. **`CASCADE`**

 Automatically drop objects that depend on the server (such as user mappings), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see [Section 5.17](ddl-depend.md)). **`RESTRICT`**

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## Examples

Drop a server `foo` if it exists: 
DROP SERVER IF EXISTS foo;


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## Compatibility

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

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## See Also

[CREATE SERVER](sql-createserver.md), [ALTER SERVER](sql-alterserver.md)