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.\"     Title: DROP SERVER
.\"    Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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.\"      Date: 2026
.\"    Manual: PostgreSQL 15.18 Documentation
.\"    Source: PostgreSQL 15.18
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "DROP SERVER" "7" "2026" "PostgreSQL 15.18" "PostgreSQL 15.18 Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
DROP_SERVER \- remove a foreign server descriptor
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
DROP SERVER [ IF EXISTS ] \fIname\fR [, \&.\&.\&.] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBDROP SERVER\fR
removes an existing foreign server descriptor\&. To execute this command, the current user must be the owner of the server\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.PP
IF EXISTS
.RS 4
Do not throw an error if the server does not exist\&. A notice is issued in this case\&.
.RE
.PP
\fIname\fR
.RS 4
The name of an existing server\&.
.RE
.PP
CASCADE
.RS 4
Automatically drop objects that depend on the server (such as user mappings), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see
Section\ \&5.14)\&.
.RE
.PP
RESTRICT
.RS 4
Refuse to drop the server if any objects depend on it\&. This is the default\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
Drop a server
foo
if it exists:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
DROP SERVER IF EXISTS foo;
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
\fBDROP SERVER\fR
conforms to ISO/IEC 9075\-9 (SQL/MED)\&. The
IF EXISTS
clause is a
PostgreSQL
extension\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
CREATE SERVER (\fBCREATE_SERVER\fR(7)), ALTER SERVER (\fBALTER_SERVER\fR(7))