Delete an instance
You can delete an instance programmatically when you use one of the Cloud Bigtable client libraries. To manually delete a Bigtable instance:
Console
Open the list of Bigtable instances in the Google Cloud console.
Click the instance you want to delete, then click Delete instance. A confirmation dialog appears.
Follow the instructions in the confirmation dialog, then click Delete. The instance is permanently deleted.
gcloud
- Install the Google Cloud CLI if you haven't already.
If you don't know the instance ID, use the
bigtable instances list
command to view a list of your project's instances:gcloud bigtable instances list
Use the
bigtable instances delete
command to delete an instance:gcloud bigtable instances delete INSTANCE_ID
Replace
INSTANCE_ID
with the permanent identifier for your instance.
cbt
- Install the
cbt
command-line tool if you haven't already. If you don't know the instance ID, use the
listinstances
command to view a list of your project's instances:cbt listinstances
Use the
deleteinstance
command to delete an instance:cbt deleteinstance INSTANCE_ID
Replace
INSTANCE_ID
with the permanent identifier for your instance.