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# dap dropdb

Delete a synchronized table in a database

With the `dap dropdb` command, you can completely drop a table from your database that was previously created with `dap initdb`. An error is triggered if the given table does not exist in the target database.

{% hint style="info" %}
This command not only drops the specified table from the target database but also removes meta-information used for synchronization.
{% endhint %}

### Usage

```
dap [arguments] dropdb [flags]
```

### Options

**`--namespace <string>`**\
Specifies the data source (namespace). Available options: {canvas, canvas\_logs, catalog, new\_quizzes}.

**`--table <string>`**\
Specifies the table(s) to delete. Can be a single table name, a comma separated list of table names or the special `all` keyword to delete all tables in the namespace.

### Global options

**`--client-id <string>`**\
Client ID obtained from the Identity Service. Skip, if `DAP_CLIENT_ID` environment variable is set.

**`--client-secret <string>`**\
Client Secret obtained from the Identity Service. Skip, if `DAP_CLIENT_SECRET` environment variable is set.

**`--connection-string <string>`**\
The connection string used to connect to the target database. It must follow RFC 3986 format:\
`dialect://username:password@host:port/database`. Skip, if `DAP_CONNECTION_STRING` environment variable is set.

**`-h, --help`**\
Displays help information for the command.

### Examples

Drop the `courses` table from your database:\
`$ dap dropdb --namespace canvas --table courses`

Drop all locally present tables of the namespace from your database:\
`$ dap dropdb --namespace canvas --table all`

### Related Resources

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Key Concepts</strong></td><td>Get familiar with the key concepts in DAP.</td><td><a href="/services/dap/key-concepts.md">Key Concepts</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Rate Limits &#x26; Policies</strong></td><td>Learn more about the limits and our policies in DAP.</td><td><a href="/services/dap/limits-policies.md">Rate Limits &amp; Policies</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Datasets</strong></td><td>Discover the available namespaces and tables.</td><td><a href="/services/dap/dataset.md">Datasets</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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