---
name: "DROP_TEXT_SEARCH_CONFIGURATION"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "postgresql"
version: "18.6-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/DROP_TEXT_SEARCH_CONFIGURATION"
---

# DROP\_TEXT\_SEARCH\_CONFIGURATION(7)

remove a text search configuration

## NAME

DROP\_TEXT\_SEARCH\_CONFIGURATION - remove a text search configuration

## SYNOPSIS

```
DROP TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**DROP TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION** drops an existing text search configuration. To execute this command you must be the owner of the configuration.

## PARAMETERS

IF EXISTS

Do not throw an error if the text search configuration does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.

*name*

The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing text search configuration.

CASCADE

Automatically drop objects that depend on the text search configuration, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.15).

RESTRICT

Refuse to drop the text search configuration if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

## EXAMPLES

Remove the text search configuration my\_english:

```
DROP TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION my_english;
```

This command will not succeed if there are any existing indexes that reference the configuration in **to\_tsvector** calls. Add CASCADE to drop such indexes along with the text search configuration.

## COMPATIBILITY

There is no **DROP TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION** statement in the SQL standard.

## SEE ALSO

ALTER TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION ([**ALTER\_TEXT\_SEARCH\_CONFIGURATION**(7)](/ALTER_TEXT_SEARCH_CONFIGURATION/7.md)), CREATE TEXT SEARCH CONFIGURATION ([**CREATE\_TEXT\_SEARCH\_CONFIGURATION**(7)](/CREATE_TEXT_SEARCH_CONFIGURATION/7.md))