docs-v2/content/influxdb3/clustered/admin/databases/delete.md

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Delete a database	Use the [`influxctl database delete` command](/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/database/delete/) to delete a database from your InfluxDB cluster. Provide the name of the database you want to delete.	influxdb3_clustered parent Manage databases	203	```sh influxctl database delete <DATABASE_NAME> ```	/influxdb3/clustered/reference/cli/influxctl/database/delete/

Use the influxctl database delete command to delete a database from your InfluxDB cluster.

1. If you haven't already, download and install the influxctl CLI.

2. Run the influxctl database delete command and provide the following:

   • The name of the database to delete

3. Confirm that you want to delete the database.

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influxctl database delete DATABASE_NAME

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[!Warning]

Deleting a database cannot be undone

Once a database is deleted, data stored in that database cannot be recovered.

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.

Never directly modify the Catalog

Never directly modify the PostgreSQL-compatible Catalog. Doing so will result in an undefined state for various components and may lead to data loss and crashes.