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title sp_delete_operator (Transact-SQL)
description sp_delete_operator removes an operator.
author markingmyname
ms.author maghan
ms.reviewer randolphwest
ms.date 06/23/2025
ms.service sql
ms.subservice system-objects
ms.topic reference
f1_keywords
sp_delete_operator
sp_delete_operator_TSQL
helpviewer_keywords
sp_delete_operator
dev_langs
TSQL

sp_delete_operator (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Removes an operator.

:::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/topic-link-icon.svg" border="false"::: Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

sp_delete_operator
    [ @name = ] N'name'
    [ , [ @reassign_to_operator = ] N'reassign_to_operator' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @name = ] N'name'

The name of the operator to delete. @name is sysname, with no default.

[ @reassign_to_operator = ] N'reassign_to_operator'

The name of an operator to whom the specified operator's alerts can be reassigned. @reassign_to_operator is sysname, with a default of NULL.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Result set

None.

Remarks

When an operator is removed, all the notifications associated with the operator are also removed.

Permissions

Members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute sp_delete_operator.

Examples

The following example deletes operator François Ajenstat.

USE msdb;
GO

EXECUTE sp_delete_operator @name = 'François Ajenstat';
GO

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