# DROP STORE

## Syntax <a href="#synopsis" id="synopsis"></a>

```sql
DROP STORE store_name;
```

## Description <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

Drops a [store](/overview/core-concepts/store.md) from the organization. Only the store owner can execute this command. Also, you cannot drop a store if there are any relations that depend on the store.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Important** `DROP STORE` cannot be undone. Use it with care!
{% endhint %}

### Arguments

#### store\_name

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

## Examples <a href="#example" id="example"></a>

#### Drop the current store

The following drops the current store `demostore`, where the current store name is also reset. You can set a new store using the [USE](/reference/sql-syntax/command/use.md) command:

```sh
demodb.public/demostore# LIST STORES;
+------------+------------+----------------+------------+-------------+------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|  Name      |  Type      |  Access Region |  State     |  Is Default |  Owner     |  Created At                   |  Updated At                   |
+============+============+================+============+=============+============+===============================+===============================+
| demostore  | Kafka      | AWS us-east-1  | ready      | true        | sysadmin   | 2024-05-09 22:39:40 +0000 UTC | 2024-05-09 22:39:40 +0000 UTC |
+------------+------------+----------------+------------+-------------+------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
demodb.public/demostore# DROP STORE demostore;
+------------+------------+------------+------------------------------------------+
|  Type      |  Name      |  Command   |  Summary                                 |
+============+============+============+==========================================+
| store      | demostore  | DROP       | store "demostore" has been marked for    |
|            |            |            | deletion                                 |
+------------+------------+------------+------------------------------------------+
demodb.public/<no-store>#
```

When you drop a default store for the current organization, you can set a new one with[SET DEFAULT](/reference/sql-syntax/command/set-default.md) to use for the succeeding sessions of the organization that owns the store.


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