Deletes a database.

Note If you call this operation, table data in the database cannot be deleted.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes DropDatabase

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DropDatabase.

Name String Yes db001

The name of the database that you want to delete.

Cascade Boolean Yes false

Valid values:

  • false: If tables exist in the database, the database fails to be deleted.
  • true: If tables exist in the database, tables are deleted before the database is deleted.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
Code String NO_SUCH_OBJECT

The error code returned.

Data String null

The data returned. null indicates that no data is returned.

Message String No such database: bd001

The error message returned.

RequestId String 9BEAC206-0795-4DE3-B1FD-964BEF432B23

The ID of the request.

Success Boolean false

Indicates whether the request was successful.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://[Endpoint]/?Action=DropDatabase
&Name=db001
&Cascade=false
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/xml

<Message>No such database: bd001</Message>
<RequestId>9BEAC206-0795-4DE3-B1FD-964BEF432B23</RequestId>
<Data>null</Data>
<Code>NO_SUCH_OBJECT</Code>
<Success>false</Success>

JSON format 

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json

{
  "Message" : "No such database: bd001",
  "RequestId" : "9BEAC206-0795-4DE3-B1FD-964BEF432B23",
  "Data" : "null",
  "Code" : "NO_SUCH_OBJECT",
  "Success" : "false"
}

Error codes

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