DROP DATABASE

Applies to: ❌ Data Cloud SQL ✅ Tableau Hyper API

Remove a database.

DROP DATABASE drops a database. It deletes the underlying file containing the data, as well as any associated files such as the transaction log. It cannot be executed while you or anyone else is connected to the target database.

DROP DATABASE cannot be undone. Use it with care!

IF EXISTS

Do not throw an error if the database does not exist.

<name>

The name of the database to remove.

There is no DROP DATABASE statement in the SQL standard.