DROP DATABASE(7) PostgreSQL 14.19 Documentation DROP DATABASE(7)
NAME
DROP_DATABASE - remove a database
SYNOPSIS
DROP DATABASE [ IF EXISTS ] name [ [ WITH ] ( option [, ...] ) ]
where option can be:
FORCE
DESCRIPTION
DROP DATABASE drops a database. It removes the catalog entries for the database and
deletes the directory containing the data. It can only be executed by the database owner.
It cannot be executed while you are connected to the target database. (Connect to postgres
or any other database to issue this command.) Also, if anyone else is connected to the
target database, this command will fail unless you use the FORCE option described below.
DROP DATABASE cannot be undone. Use it with care!
PARAMETERS
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the database does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
The name of the database to remove.
FORCE
Attempt to terminate all existing connections to the target database. It doesn't
terminate if prepared transactions, active logical replication slots or subscriptions
are present in the target database.
This terminates background worker connections and connections that the current user
has permission to terminate with pg_terminate_backend, described in Section 9.27.2. If
connections would remain, this command will fail.
NOTES
DROP DATABASE cannot be executed inside a transaction block.
This command cannot be executed while connected to the target database. Thus, it might be
more convenient to use the program dropdb(1) instead, which is a wrapper around this
command.
COMPATIBILITY
There is no DROP DATABASE statement in the SQL standard.
SEE ALSO
CREATE DATABASE (CREATE_DATABASE(7))
PostgreSQL 14.19 2025 DROP DATABASE(7)
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