KILL QUERY NOTIFICATION SUBSCRIPTION (Transact-SQL)

Removes query notification subscriptions from the instance. This statement can remove a specific subscription or all subscriptions.

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Syntax

KILL QUERY NOTIFICATION SUBSCRIPTION 
   { ALL | subscription_id }

Arguments

  • ALL
    Removes all subscriptions in the instance.

  • subscription_id
    Removes the subscription with the subscription id subscription_id.

Remarks

The KILL QUERY NOTIFICATION SUBSCRIPTION statement removes query notification subscriptions without producing a notification message.

subscription_id is the id for the subscription as shown in the dynamic management view sys.dm_qn_subscriptions (Transact-SQL).

If the specified subscription id does not exist, the statement produces an error.

Permissions

Permission to execute this statement is restricted to members of the sysadmin fixed server role.

Examples

A. Removing all query notification subscriptions in the instance

The following example removes all query notification subscriptions in the instance.

KILL QUERY NOTIFICATION SUBSCRIPTION ALL ;

B. Removing a single query notification subscription

The following example removes the query notification subscription with the id 73.

KILL QUERY NOTIFICATION SUBSCRIPTION 73 ;