{"id":1294,"date":"2024-12-31T10:16:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T03:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/?page_id=1294"},"modified":"2025-01-03T08:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T01:43:04","slug":"postgresql-drop-procedure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-tutorial\/postgresql-drop-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"PostgreSQL DROP PROCEDURE Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn how to use the PostgreSQL <code>DROP PROCEDURE<\/code> to remove a stored procedure from a database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-postgresql-drop-procedure-statement'>Introduction to PostgreSQL DROP PROCEDURE Statement <a href=\"#introduction-to-postgresql-drop-procedure-statement\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-postgresql-drop-procedure-statement\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to PostgreSQL DROP PROCEDURE Statement\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In PostgreSQL, a stored procedure is a named database object that consists of a reusable set of SQL statements. You can use the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/postgresql-tutorial\/postgresql-create-procedure\/\">CREATE PROCEDURE<\/a><\/code> statement to define a stored procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a stored procedure is no longer in use, you can remove it from the database using the <code>DROP PROCEDURE<\/code> statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the syntax of the <code>DROP PROCEDURE<\/code> statement:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PROCEDURE<\/span> &#91;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">IF<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">EXISTS<\/span>] procedure_name (parameter_list);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, specify the stored procedure name you want to remove after the <code>DROP PROCEDURE<\/code> keywords. Use the <code>IF EXISTS<\/code> clause to prevent an error if the stored procedure does not exist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second, use a list of parameters to identify the stored procedure if the database has multiple procedures with the same name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>PostgreSQL will raise an error if you attempt to drop a stored procedure with dependent objects. To remove the stored procedure as well as the objects that depend on it, you use the <code>CASCADE<\/code> option:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PROCEDURE<\/span> &#91;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">IF<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">EXISTS<\/span>] procedure_name (parameter_list)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CASCADE<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>By default, the <code>DROP PROCEDURE<\/code> statement uses the <code>RESTRICT<\/code> option, which refuses to drop the procedure if it has any objects depending on it:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PROCEDURE<\/span> &#91;<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">IF<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">EXISTS<\/span>] procedure_name (parameter_list)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">RESTRICT<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>You can remove multiple stored procedures using a single <code>DROP PROCEDURE<\/code> statement:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PROCEDURE<\/span> \n     procedure_name1(parameter_list),\n     procedure_name2(parameter_list);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this syntax, you provide a comma-separated list of stored procedure names you want to remove after the <code>DROP PROCEDURE<\/code> keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PostgreSQL does not track the dependencies between stored procedures. If stored procedure A calls stored procedure B, you can drop stored procedure B without any issue. However, if you execute stored procedure A, you&#8217;ll get an error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='postgresql-drop-procedure-statement-examples'>PostgreSQL DROP PROCEDURE Statement Examples <a href=\"#postgresql-drop-procedure-statement-examples\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"postgresql-drop-procedure-statement-examples\" title=\"Anchor for PostgreSQL DROP PROCEDURE Statement Examples\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s explore examples of using the <code>DROP PROCEDURE<\/code> statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='creating-stored-procedures'>Creating Stored Procedures <a href=\"#creating-stored-procedures\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"creating-stored-procedures\" title=\"Anchor for Creating Stored Procedures\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, create a stored procedure that adds a new brand to the <code>brands<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">OR REPLACE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PROCEDURE<\/span> add_brand(\n     p_name <span class=\"hljs-type\">VARCHAR<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">255<\/span>)\n)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> \n$$<span class=\"pgsql\">\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> brands (brand_name)\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span> (p_name);\n$$<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LANGUAGE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SQL<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/playground\/?q=Q1JFQVRFIE9SIFJFUExBQ0UgUFJPQ0VEVVJFIGFkZF9icmFuZCggcF9uYW1lIFZBUkNIQVIoMjU1KSApIEFTICQkIElOU0VSVCBJTlRPIGJyYW5kcyAoYnJhbmRfbmFtZSkgVkFMVUVTIChwX25hbWUpOyAkJCBMQU5HVUFHRSBTUUw7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, create a stored procedure that increases the inventory:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">OR REPLACE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PROCEDURE<\/span> increase_inventory(\n    p_product_id <span class=\"hljs-type\">INT<\/span>,\n    p_warehouse_id <span class=\"hljs-type\">INT<\/span>,\n    p_quantity <span class=\"hljs-type\">INT<\/span>\n)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> \n$$<span class=\"pgsql\">\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">UPDATE<\/span> inventories\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SET<\/span> quantity = quantity + p_quantity \n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span> product_id = p_product_id <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AND<\/span> warehouse_id = p_warehouse_id;\n$$<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LANGUAGE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SQL<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/playground\/?q=Q1JFQVRFIE9SIFJFUExBQ0UgUFJPQ0VEVVJFIGluY3JlYXNlX2ludmVudG9yeSggcF9wcm9kdWN0X2lkIElOVCwgcF93YXJlaG91c2VfaWQgSU5ULCBwX3F1YW50aXR5IElOVCApIEFTICQkIFVQREFURSBpbnZlbnRvcmllcyBTRVQgcXVhbnRpdHkgPSBxdWFudGl0eSArIHBfcXVhbnRpdHkgV0hFUkUgcHJvZHVjdF9pZCA9IHBfcHJvZHVjdF9pZCBBTkQgd2FyZWhvdXNlX2lkID0gcF93YXJlaG91c2VfaWQ7ICQkIExBTkdVQUdFIFNRTDs%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third, define a stored procedure that records a transaction that receives products into the warehouse and updates the inventory accordingly:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CREATE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">OR REPLACE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PROCEDURE<\/span> receive_product(\n    p_product_id <span class=\"hljs-type\">INT<\/span>,\n    p_warehouse_id <span class=\"hljs-type\">INT<\/span>,\n    p_user_id <span class=\"hljs-type\">INT<\/span>,\n    p_quantity <span class=\"hljs-type\">INT<\/span>\n)\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">AS<\/span> \n$$<span class=\"pgsql\">\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> transactions (product_id, warehouse_id, user_id, <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">type<\/span>, quantity, transaction_date)\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span> (p_product_id, p_warehouse_id, p_user_id, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'receipt'<\/span>, p_quantity, <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">CURRENT_DATE<\/span>);\n\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CALL<\/span> increase_inventory(p_product_id, p_warehouse_id, p_quantity);\n$$<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">LANGUAGE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SQL<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/playground\/?q=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%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>receive_product<\/code> stored procedure calls the <code>increase_inventory<\/code> stored procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='dropping-a-stored-procedure'>Dropping a Stored Procedure <a href=\"#dropping-a-stored-procedure\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"dropping-a-stored-procedure\" title=\"Anchor for Dropping a Stored Procedure\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>DROP PROCEDURE<\/code> statement to drop the stored procedure <code>add_brand<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PROCEDURE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">IF<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">EXISTS<\/span> add_brand;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/playground\/?q=RFJPUCBQUk9DRURVUkUgSUYgRVhJU1RTIGFkZF9icmFuZDs%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the <code>inventory<\/code> database has one <code>add_brand<\/code> stored procedure, we do not use paramter list after the stored procedure name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='dropping-a-stored-procedure-that-calls-another'>Dropping a Stored Procedure that Calls Another <a href=\"#dropping-a-stored-procedure-that-calls-another\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"dropping-a-stored-procedure-that-calls-another\" title=\"Anchor for Dropping a Stored Procedure that Calls Another\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, drop the <code>increase_inventory<\/code> stored procedure:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PROCEDURE<\/span> increase_inventory;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/playground\/?q=RFJPUCBQUk9DRURVUkUgaW5jcmVhc2VfaW52ZW50b3J5Ow%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It works as expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, call the <code>receive_product<\/code> stored procedure:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">CALL<\/span> receive_product(<span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgtutorial.com\/playground\/?q=Q0FMTCByZWNlaXZlX3Byb2R1Y3QoMSwgMSwgMSwgMTApOw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It returns the following error:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\">ERROR:  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">procedure<\/span> increase_inventory(<span class=\"hljs-type\">integer<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-type\">integer<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-type\">integer<\/span>) does <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">not<\/span> exist<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Since we stored procedure <code>increase_inventory<\/code> does not exist anymore, the <code>receive_product<\/code> stored procedure failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third, drop the stored procedure <code>receive_product<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"pgsql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-pgsql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">PROCEDURE<\/span> receive_product;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PostgreSQL SQL dialect and PL\/pgSQL<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">pgsql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='summary'>Summary <a href=\"#summary\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"summary\" title=\"Anchor for Summary\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul 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