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# DROP DATA SINK

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Removes an existing [data sink](/content/sql/ddl/create-data-sink#sql-create-data-sink).

```sql title="DROP DATA SINK Syntax" theme={null}
DROP [EXTERNAL] DATA SINK [<schema name>.]<data sink name>
```

<Info>
  Any [streams](/content/sql/ddl/create-stream#sql-create-stream) that depend on a given
  *data sink* must be dropped before it can be dropped.
</Info>

## Parameters

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="EXTERNAL" id="external" defaultOpen>
    Optional keyword for clarity
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="<schema name>" id="<schema-name>" defaultOpen>
    Name of the *schema* containing the *data sink* to remove
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="<data sink name>" id="<data-sink-name>" defaultOpen>
    Name of the *data sink* to remove
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Examples

To drop a *data sink*, `kin_dsink`:

```sql DROP DATA SINK Example theme={null}
DROP DATA SINK kin_dsink
```