DROP SERVICE (Transact-SQL)

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12/29/2022

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance

Drops an existing service.

Syntax

DROP SERVICE service_name  
[ ; ]

Note

To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 (12.x) and earlier versions, see Previous versions documentation.

Arguments

service_name
The name of the service to drop. Server, database, and schema names cannot be specified.

Remarks

You cannot drop a service if any conversation priorities refer to it.

Dropping a service deletes all messages for the service from the queue that the service uses. Service Broker sends an error to the remote side of any open conversations that use the service.

Permissions

Permission for dropping a service defaults to the owner of the service, members of the db_ddladmin or db_owner fixed database roles, and members of the sysadmin fixed server role.

Examples

The following example drops the service //Adventure-Works.com/Expenses.

DROP SERVICE [//Adventure-Works.com/Expenses] ;