# Error 1829: Cannot drop column: needed in a foreign key constraint of table

| Error Code | SQLSTATE | Error                               | Description                                                                    |
| ---------- | -------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1829       | HY000    | ER\_FK\_COLUMN\_CANNOT\_DROP\_CHILD | Cannot drop column '%s': needed in a foreign key constraint '%s' of table '%s' |

## Possible Causes and Solutions

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