# Presto 316 Documentation

## 9.19. DROP TABLE

## Synopsis

    DROP TABLE  [ IF EXISTS ] table_name

## Description

Drops an existing table.

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

## Examples

Drop the table `orders_by_date`:

    DROP TABLE orders_by_date

Drop the table `orders_by_date` if it exists:

    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS orders_by_date

## See Also

ALTER TABLE, CREATE TABLE