# Presto 316 Documentation

## 9.20. DROP VIEW

## Synopsis

    DROP VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] view_name

## Description

Drop an existing view.

The optional `IF EXISTS` clause causes the error to be suppressed if the view does not exist.

## Examples

Drop the view `orders_by_date`:

    DROP VIEW orders_by_date

Drop the view `orders_by_date` if it exists:

    DROP VIEW IF EXISTS orders_by_date

## See Also

CREATE VIEW