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# drop_datasource

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/drop_datasource.rs#L21-L27)
pub async fn [drop\_datasource](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/drop-datasource.md#method.drop_datasource)( \&self, name: [String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[DropDatasourceResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.DropDatasourceResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Drop an existing data sourceDrops an existing data source. Any external tables that depend on the data source must be dropped before it can be dropped.

##### Arguments

<ul>
  <li>`name` - Name of the data source to be dropped. Must be an existing data source.</li>
</ul>

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/drop_datasource.rs#L40-L56)
pub async fn [drop\_datasource\_with\_opts](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/drop-datasource.md#method.drop_datasource_with_opts)( \&self, name: [String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html), options: [DropDatasourceRequestOptions](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.DropDatasourceRequestOptions.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[DropDatasourceResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.DropDatasourceResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Drop an existing data sourceDrops an existing data source. Any external tables that depend on the data source must be dropped before it can be dropped.

##### Arguments

<ul>
  <li>`name` - Name of the data source to be dropped. Must be an existing data source.</li>
  <li>`options` - The optional parameters; any left unset take the server’s defaults.</li>
</ul>

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/drop_datasource.rs#L59-L70)
pub async fn [drop\_datasource\_raw](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/drop-datasource.md#method.drop_datasource_raw)( \&self, request: &[DropDatasourceRequest](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.DropDatasourceRequest.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[DropDatasourceResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.DropDatasourceResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Sends a pre-built [`DropDatasourceRequest`](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.DropDatasourceRequest) to the `/drop/datasource` endpoint.

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/drop_datasource.rs#L74-L86)
pub async fn [drop\_datasource\_from\_url](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/drop-datasource.md#method.drop_datasource_from_url)( \&self, url: &[str](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.str.html), request: &[DropDatasourceRequest](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.DropDatasourceRequest.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[DropDatasourceResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.DropDatasourceResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Sends a pre-built [`DropDatasourceRequest`](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.DropDatasourceRequest) to a specific worker URL, bypassing HA head-node selection. Used for multi-head access.


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