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DROP SEQUENCE(7) PostgreSQL 14.23 Documentation DROP SEQUENCE(7)

🏷️ NAME

DROP_SEQUENCE - remove a sequence

🚀 Quick Reference

Use Case	Command	Description
Drop a sequence	DROP SEQUENCE name;	Remove the sequence number generator.
Drop with existence check	DROP SEQUENCE IF EXISTS name;	Only remove the sequence if it exists; no error if missing.
Drop with cascade	DROP SEQUENCE name CASCADE;	Remove the sequence and automatically drop dependent objects.

📋 SYNOPSIS

DROP SEQUENCE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

📝 DESCRIPTION

DROP SEQUENCE removes sequence number generators. A sequence can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser.

⚙️ PARAMETERS

• IF EXISTS — 🔍 Do not throw an error if the sequence does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
• name — 🏷️ The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a sequence.
• CASCADE — 🔗 Automatically drop objects that depend on the sequence, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.14).
• RESTRICT — 🚫 Refuse to drop the sequence if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

💡 EXAMPLES

To remove the sequence serial:

DROP SEQUENCE serial;

🔗 COMPATIBILITY

DROP SEQUENCE conforms to the SQL standard, except that the standard only allows one sequence to be dropped per command, and apart from the IF EXISTS option, which is a PostgreSQL extension.

📚 SEE ALSO

• CREATE SEQUENCE(7)
• ALTER SEQUENCE(7)

PostgreSQL 14.23 2026 DROP SEQUENCE(7)

🏷️ NAME 🚀 Quick Reference 📋 SYNOPSIS 📝 DESCRIPTION ⚙️ PARAMETERS 💡 EXAMPLES 🔗 COMPATIBILITY 📚 SEE ALSO