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Remove the specified cluster from your project.

The command prompts you to confirm the operation when you run the command without the --force option.

Deleting a cluster also deletes any backup snapshots for that cluster.

To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key that has the Project Owner role.

atlas clusters delete <clusterName> [options]
Name
Type
Required
Description
clusterName
string
true
Name of the cluster to delete.
Name
Type
Required
Description
--force
false
Flag that indicates whether to skip the confirmation prompt before proceeding with the requested action.
-h, --help
false
help for delete
--projectId
string
false
Hexadecimal string that identifies the project to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable.
Name
Type
Required
Description
-P, --profile
string
false
Human-readable label that identifies the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for the Atlas CLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-save-connection-settings. To learn about profiles for MongoCLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-configuration-file.

If the command succeeds, the CLI returns output similar to the following sample. Values in brackets represent your values.

Cluster '<Name>' deleted
# Remove a cluster named myCluster after prompting for a confirmation:
atlas clusters delete myCluster
# Remove a cluster named myCluster without requiring confirmation:
atlas clusters delete myCluster --force
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