docs-v2/content/shared/influxctl/database/delete.md

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.

Tokens still grant access to databases with the same name

Database tokens are associated to databases by name. If you create a new database with the same name, tokens that granted access to the deleted database will also grant access to the new database.

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