docs-v2/content/shared/influxdb3-cli/delete/database.md

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The `influxdb3 delete database` command deletes a database.
## Usage
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```bash
influxdb3 delete database [OPTIONS] <DATABASE_NAME>
```
## Arguments
- **DATABASE_NAME**: The name of the database to delete. Valid database names are alphanumeric and start with a letter or number. Dashes (`-`) and underscores (`_`) are allowed.
Environment variable: `INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME`
## Options
| Option | | Description |
| :----- | :------------ | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-H` | `--host` | Host URL of the running {{< product-name >}} server (default is `http://127.0.0.1:8181`) |
| | `--hard-delete` | When to hard delete data (never/now/default/timestamp). Default behavior is a soft delete that allows recovery |
| | `--token` | Authentication token |
| | `--tls-ca` | Path to a custom TLS certificate authority (for testing or self-signed certificates) |
| `-h` | `--help` | Print help information |
| | `--help-all` | Print detailed help information |
### Option environment variables
You can use the following environment variables to set command options:
| Environment Variable | Option |
| :------------------------ | :----------- |
| `INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL` | `--host` |
| `INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN` | `--token` |
## Examples
- [Delete a database](#delete-a-database)
- [Delete a database while specifying the token inline](#delete-a-database-while-specifying-the-token-inline)
- [Hard delete a database immediately](#hard-delete-a-database-immediately)
- [Hard delete a database at a specific time](#hard-delete-a-database-at-a-specific-time)
In the examples below, replace the following:
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`DATABASE_NAME`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Database name
- {{% code-placeholder-key %}}`AUTH_TOKEN`{{% /code-placeholder-key %}}:
Authentication token
{{% code-placeholders "DATABASE_NAME|AUTH_TOKEN" %}}
### Delete a database
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```bash
influxdb3 delete database DATABASE_NAME
```
### Delete a database while specifying the token inline
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```bash
influxdb3 delete database --token AUTH_TOKEN DATABASE_NAME
```
### Hard delete a database immediately
Permanently delete a database and all its data immediately without the ability to recover.
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```bash
influxdb3 delete database --hard-delete now DATABASE_NAME
```
### Hard delete a database at a specific time
Schedule a database for permanent deletion at a specific timestamp.
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```bash
influxdb3 delete database --hard-delete "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z" DATABASE_NAME
```
{{% /code-placeholders %}}