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toc_title: TRUNCATE
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# TRUNCATE Statement {#truncate-statement}

``` sql
TRUNCATE TABLE [IF EXISTS] [db.]name [ON CLUSTER cluster]
```

Removes all data from a table. When the clause `IF EXISTS` is omitted, the query returns an error if the table does not exist.

The `TRUNCATE` query is not supported for [View](../../engines/table-engines/special/view.md), [File](../../engines/table-engines/special/file.md), [URL](../../engines/table-engines/special/url.md), [Buffer](../../engines/table-engines/special/buffer.md) and [Null](../../engines/table-engines/special/null.md) table engines.