How do you delete a PostgreSQL replication slot?

Typically, such replication slots are no longer active , because the standby server no longer connects to the primary Use the function pg_drop_replication_slot

Usage · DROP SUBSCRIPTION cannot be executed in a transaction · execution will fail if the replication slot cannot be dropped, because the publisher is

postgres create replication slot By themselves, replication slots occupy very little disk space They just store tiny bit of metadata, including a pointer to a position in WAL

postgresql replication slot A replication slot has an identifier that is unique across all databases in a PostgreSQL cluster Slots persist independently of the connection using them and