DROP_EVENT_TRIGGER - remove an event trigger
Contents
Compatibility
There is no DROPEVENTTRIGGER statement in the SQL standard.
Description
DROPEVENTTRIGGER removes an existing event trigger. To execute this command, the current user must be
the owner of the event trigger.
Examples
Destroy the trigger snitch:
DROP EVENT TRIGGER snitch;
Name
DROP_EVENT_TRIGGER - remove an event trigger
Parameters
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the event trigger does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
The name of the event trigger to remove.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the trigger, and in turn all objects that depend on those
objects (see Section 5.15).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the trigger if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
See Also
CREATE EVENT TRIGGER (CREATE_EVENT_TRIGGER(7)), ALTER EVENT TRIGGER (ALTER_EVENT_TRIGGER(7))
PostgreSQL 17.5 2025 DROPEVENTTRIGGER(7)
Synopsis
DROP EVENT TRIGGER [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
