NAME¶

DROP INDEX - remove an index

SYNOPSIS¶

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

DESCRIPTION¶

DROP INDEX drops an existing index from the database system. To execute this command you must be the owner of the index.

PARAMETERS¶

IF EXISTS

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

name

The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an index to remove.

CASCADE

Automatically drop objects that depend on the index.

RESTRICT

Refuse to drop the index if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

EXAMPLES¶

This command will remove the index title_idx:

DROP INDEX title_idx;

COMPATIBILITY¶

DROP INDEX is a PostgreSQL language extension. There are no provisions for indexes in the SQL standard.

SEE ALSO¶

CREATE INDEX [create_index(7)]