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title: "DROP TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE"
id: sql-droptstemplate
pg_version: "20devel"
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# DROP TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE — remove a text search template

## Synopsis

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

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## Description

`DROP TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE` drops an existing text search template. 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 template does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. **`name`**

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

 Automatically drop objects that depend on the text search template, 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 template `thesaurus`: 
DROP TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE thesaurus;
 This command will not succeed if there are any existing text search dictionaries that use the template. Add `CASCADE` to drop such dictionaries along with the template. 

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## Compatibility

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

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## See Also

[ALTER TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE](sql-altertstemplate.md), [CREATE TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE](sql-createtstemplate.md)