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DROP TABLE

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DROP TABLE - Amazon Athena
SynopsisExample

Drops an Iceberg table.

Warning

Because Iceberg tables are considered managed tables in Athena, dropping an Iceberg table also removes all the data in the table.

Synopsis

DROP TABLE [IF EXISTS] [db_name.]table_name

Example

DROP TABLE iceberg_table

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