Deleting an instance

Warning: When you delete a Cloud Bigtable instance, you permanently delete the instance's clusters and all of the data in those clusters. Deleting an instance cannot be undone.

You can delete an instance programmatically when you use one of the Cloud Bigtable client libraries. To manually delete a Bigtable instance:

Console

1. Open the list of Bigtable instances in the Cloud Console.

   Open the instance list

2. Click the instance you want to delete, then click Delete instance. A confirmation dialog appears.

   

3. Follow the instructions in the confirmation dialog, then click Delete. The instance is permanently deleted.

gcloud

1. Install the Cloud SDK if you haven't already.

2. 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
   

3. 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

1. Install the cbt command-line tool if you haven't already.

2. If you don't know the instance ID, use the listinstances command to view a list of your project's instances:

   cbt listinstances
   

3. Use the deleteinstance command to delete an instance:

   cbt deleteinstance INSTANCE_ID
   

   Replace INSTANCE_ID with the permanent identifier for your instance.