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title: "DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER"
id: sql-droptsparser
pg_version: "20devel"
---

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# DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER — remove a text search parser

## Synopsis

```
DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
```

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## Description

`DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER` drops an existing text search parser. You must be a superuser to use this command. 

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## Parameters

**`IF EXISTS`**

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

 The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing text search parser. **`CASCADE`**

 Automatically drop objects that depend on the text search parser, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see [Section 5.17](ddl-depend.md)). **`RESTRICT`**

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## Examples

Remove the text search parser `my_parser`: 
DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER my_parser;
 This command will not succeed if there are any existing text search configurations that use the parser. Add `CASCADE` to drop such configurations along with the parser. 

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## Compatibility

There is no `DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER` statement in the SQL standard. 

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## See Also

[ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER](sql-altertsparser.md), [CREATE TEXT SEARCH PARSER](sql-createtsparser.md)