DROP TRIGGER
DROP TRIGGER — remove a trigger
Synopsis
DROP TRIGGER [ IF EXISTS ]nameONtable_name[ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP TRIGGER removes an existing trigger definition. To execute this command, the current user must be the owner of the table for which the trigger is defined.
Parameters
IF EXISTSDo not throw an error if the trigger does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
nameThe name of the trigger to remove.
table_nameThe name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table for which the trigger is defined.
CASCADEAutomatically drop objects that depend on the trigger.
RESTRICTRefuse to drop the trigger if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
Destroy the triggerif_dist_exists on the tablefilms:
DROP TRIGGER if_dist_exists ON films;
Compatibility
TheDROP TRIGGER statement inPostgres Pro is incompatible with the SQL standard. In the SQL standard, trigger names are not local to tables, so the command is simplyDROP TRIGGER.name