docs-v2/content/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/database/delete.md

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influxctl database delete	The `influxctl database delete` command deletes a database from an {{% product-name omit=" Clustered" %}} cluster.	influxdb3_clustered parent influxctl database	301

The influxctl database delete command deletes a database from an {{< product-name omit=" Clustered" >}} cluster.

Usage

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

[!Warning]

Cannot be undone

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

Wait before writing to a new database with the same name

After deleting a database from your {{% product-name omit=" Clustered" %}} cluster, you can reuse the name to create a new database, but wait two to three minutes after deleting the previous database before writing to the new database to allow write caches to clear.

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

{{% caption %}} Also see influxctl global flags. {{% /caption %}}

Examples

Delete a database named "mydb"

influxctl database delete mydb

Delete multiple databases

influxctl database delete mydb1 mydb2