DROP KEYSPACE

Immediately and permanently removes a keyspace and all objects within the keyspace, including tables, indexes, functions, and data.

DataStax recommends that you don’t manually delete the DSEFS keyspace or any other system keyspaces. These keyspaces are critical for cluster operations.

Before the keyspace is dropped, a snapshot is created automatically. As long as a valid snapshot exists, you can use it to restore a dropped keyspace. This feature serves as a lightweight guardrail for unintentional deletions, but it isn’t a replacement for robust backup and recovery processes. For more information, see Restoring from a snapshot.

Synopsis

DROP KEYSPACE [ IF EXISTS ] <keyspace_name> ;

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Syntax conventions	Description
UPPERCASE	Literal keyword.
Lowercase	Not literal.
`< >`	Variable value. Replace with a user-defined value.
`[]`	Optional. Square brackets (`[]`) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.
`( )`	Group. Parentheses ( `( )` ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the parentheses.
`\|`	Or. A vertical bar (`\|`) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.
`...`	Repeatable. An ellipsis ( `...` ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.
`'<Literal string>'`	Single quotation (`'`) marks must surround literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to preserve upper case.
`{ <key> : <value> }`	Map collection. Braces (`{ }`) enclose map collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the value.
`<datatype2`	Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( `< >` ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple. Separate the data types with a comma.
`<cql_statement>;`	End CQL statement. A semicolon (`;`) terminates all CQL statements.
`[--]`	Separate the command line options from the command arguments with two hyphens ( `--` ). This syntax is useful when arguments might be mistaken for command line options.
`' <<schema\> ... </schema\>> '`	Search CQL only: Single quotation marks (`'`) surround an entire XML schema declaration.
`@<xml_entity>='<xml_entity_type>'`	Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrConfig files.

Example

Drop the cycling keyspace:

DROP KEYSPACE cycling;

Drop the cycling keyspace only if it exists:

DROP KEYSPACE IF EXISTS cycling;

DROP KEYSPACE

Synopsis

Example

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