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layout: page
title: DROP CONNECTOR
tagline:  ksqlDB DROP CONNECTOR statement
description: Syntax for the DROP CONNECTOR statement in ksqlDB
keywords: ksqlDB, drop, connector, connect
---

DROP CONNECTOR
==============

Synopsis
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```sql
DROP CONNECTOR [IF EXISTS] connector_name;
```

Description
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Drop a connector and delete it from the {{ site.kconnect }} cluster. The
topics associated with this cluster are not deleted by this command.

If the IF EXISTS clause is present, the statement doesn't fail if the
connector doesn't exist.