DROP DATABASE

Syntax

DROP DATABASE database_name;

Description

Drops an existing database. Only the database owner can execute this.

Note You cannot drop a database if it contains any non-empty schemas.

Important DROP DATABASE cannot be undone. Use it with care!

If your current database is dropped, you must set a new database for the ongoing sessions. See USE.

Arguments

database_name

The name of the database to drop. If the name is case sensitive you must wrap it in double quotes; otherwise the system uses the lower case name.

Examples

Drop a database

The following shows how to drop the database named DemoDB:

db.public/<no-store># LIST DATABASES;
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------------------------+
|  Name      |  Is Default |  Owner     |  Created At                   |
+============+=============+============+===============================+
| mydb       | true        | sysadmin   | 2023-08-09 17:14:46 +0000 UTC |
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------------------------+
| DemoDB     | false       | sysadmin   | 2024-07-02 16:24:11 +0000 UTC |
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------------------------+
db.public/<no-store># DROP DATABASE "DemoDB";
db.public/<no-store># LIST DATABASES;
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------------------------+
|  Name      |  Is Default |  Owner     |  Created At                   |
+============+=============+============+===============================+
| mydb       | true        | sysadmin   | 2023-08-09 17:14:46 +0000 UTC |
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------------------------+