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DROP_EVENT_TRIGGER(7)

DROP_EVENT_TRIGGER7

Remove an event trigger

Usage

DROP EVENT TRIGGER [IF EXISTS] name [{CASCADE | RESTRICT}]

Overview

DROP EVENT TRIGGER removes an existing event trigger. To execute this command, the current user must be the owner of the 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.

Examples

Destroy the trigger snitch:

DROP EVENT TRIGGER snitch;

Compatibility

There is no DROP EVENT TRIGGER statement in the SQL standard.

From postgresql 18.6-4 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.