sp_dropsubscription (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Drops subscriptions to a particular article, publication, or set of subscriptions on the Publisher. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_dropsubscription
[ [ @publication = ] N'publication' ]
[ , [ @article = ] N'article' ]
, [ @subscriber = ] N'subscriber'
[ , [ @destination_db = ] N'destination_db' ]
[ , [ @ignore_distributor = ] ignore_distributor ]
[ , [ @reserved = ] N'reserved' ]
[ , [ @publisher = ] N'publisher' ]
[ ; ]
Arguments
[ @publication = ] N'publication'
The name of the associated publication. @publication is sysname, with a default of NULL. If all, all subscriptions for all publications for the specified Subscriber are canceled. publication is a required parameter.
[ @article = ] N'article'
The name of the article. @article is sysname, with a default of NULL. If all, subscriptions to all articles for each specified publication and Subscriber are dropped. Use all for publications that allow immediate updating.
[ @subscriber = ] N'subscriber'
The name of the Subscriber that will have its subscriptions dropped. @subscriber is sysname, with no default. If all, all subscriptions for all Subscribers are dropped.
[ @destination_db = ] N'destination_db'
The name of the destination database. @destination_db is sysname, with a default of NULL. If NULL, all the subscriptions from that Subscriber are dropped.
[ @ignore_distributor = ] ignore_distributor
Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.
[ @reserved = ] N'reserved'
Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.
[ @publisher = ] N'publisher'
Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.
Return code values
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
Remarks
sp_dropsubscription is used in snapshot and transactional replication.
If you drop the subscription on an article in an immediate-sync publication, you can't add it back unless you drop the subscriptions on all the articles in the publication and add them all back at once.
Examples
-- This script uses sqlcmd scripting variables. They are in the form
-- $(MyVariable). For information about how to use scripting variables
-- on the command line and in SQL Server Management Studio, see the
-- "Executing Replication Scripts" section in the topic
-- "Programming Replication Using System Stored Procedures".
-- This batch is executed at the Publisher to remove
-- a pull or push subscription to a transactional publication.
DECLARE @publication AS sysname;
DECLARE @subscriber AS sysname;
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksProductTran';
SET @subscriber = $(SubServer);
USE [AdventureWorks2022]
EXEC sp_dropsubscription
@publication = @publication,
@article = N'all',
@subscriber = @subscriber;
GO
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role, the db_owner fixed database role, or the user that created the subscription can execute sp_dropsubscription.