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DROP VIEW

Function

DROP VIEW forcibly deletes an existing view in a database.

Precautions

Only a view owner or a system administrator can run DROP VIEW command.

  • Be cautious when using DROP OBJECT (e.g., DATABASE, USER/ROLE, SCHEMA, TABLE, VIEW) as it may cause data loss, especially with CASCADE deletions. Always back up data before proceeding.
  • For more information about development and design specifications, see Development and Design Proposal.

Syntax

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DROP VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] view_name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ];

Parameter Description

Table 1 DROP VIEW parameters

Parameter

Description

Value Range

IF EXISTS

Sends a notice instead of an error if the specified view does not exist.

-

view_name

Specifies the name of the view to be deleted.

An existing view.

CASCADE | RESTRICT

Specifies how to process related data in the dependent object when a delete operation is performed.
  • CASCADE: deletes objects (such as other views) that depend on a view to be deleted.
  • RESTRICT: refuses to delete the view if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

Examples

Delete the myView view:

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DROP VIEW myView;

Delete the customer_details_view_v2 view:

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DROP VIEW public.customer_details_view_v2;

Helpful Links

ALTER VIEW, CREATE VIEW

Parent Topic: DDL Syntax