---
title: influxctl database delete
description: >
  The `influxctl database delete` command deletes a database from an InfluxDB cluster.
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  influxdb3_clustered:
    parent: influxctl database
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---

The `influxctl database delete` command deletes a database from an InfluxDB cluster.

## Usage

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```sh
influxctl database delete [command options] [--force] <DATABASE_NAME> [<DATABASE_NAME_N>...]
```

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#### Cannot be undone

Deleting a database is a destructive action that cannot be undone.

#### Cannot reuse deleted database names

After deleting a database, you cannot reuse the name of the deleted database
when creating a new database.
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## Arguments

| Argument          | Description                    |
| :---------------- | :----------------------------- |
| **DATABASE_NAME** | Name of the database to delete |

## Flags

| Flag |           | Description                                                 |
| :--- | :-------- | :---------------------------------------------------------- |
|      | `--force` | Do not prompt for confirmation to delete (default is false) |
| `-h` | `--help`  | Output command help                                         |

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_Also see [`influxctl` global flags](/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/#global-flags)._
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## Examples

##### Delete a database named "mydb"

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```sh
influxctl database delete mydb
```

##### Delete multiple databases

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```sh
influxctl database delete mydb1 mydb2
```