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DROP ACCESS METHOD [ IF EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.103.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
   <code class="command">DROP ACCESS METHOD</code> removes an existing access method.
   Only superusers can drop access methods.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.103.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
      Do not throw an error if the access method does not exist.
      A notice is issued in this case.
     </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
      The name of an existing access method.
     </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">CASCADE</code></span></dt><dd><p>
      Automatically drop objects that depend on the access method
      (such as operator classes, operator families, and indexes),
      and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
      (see <a class="xref" href="ddl-depend.html" title="5.14. Dependency Tracking">Section 5.14</a>).
     </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">RESTRICT</code></span></dt><dd><p>
      Refuse to drop the access method if any objects depend on it.
      This is the default.
     </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.103.7"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
   Drop the access method <code class="literal">heptree</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP ACCESS METHOD heptree;
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.103.8"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
   <code class="command">DROP ACCESS METHOD</code> is a
   <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> extension.
  </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.103.9"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-create-access-method.html" title="CREATE ACCESS METHOD"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE ACCESS METHOD</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-do.html" title="DO">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html" title="SQL Commands">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-dropaggregate.html" title="DROP AGGREGATE">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DO </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 16.3 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DROP AGGREGATE</td></tr></table></div></body></html>