# DROP PUBLICATION

DROP PUBLICATION — remove a publication

# Synopsis

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

# Description

DROP PUBLICATION removes an existing publication from the database.

A publication can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser.

# Parameters

IF EXISTS

Do not throw an error if the publication does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.

name

The name of an existing publication.

CASCADE
RESTRICT

These key words do not have any effect, since there are no dependencies on publications.

# Examples

Drop a publication:

DROP PUBLICATION mypublication;

# Compatibility

DROP PUBLICATION is a PostgreSQL extension.

# See Also

CREATE PUBLICATION, ALTER PUBLICATION