[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-04 UTC."],[],[],null,["# kf delete-service\n\n### Name\n\n`kf delete-service` - Delete a service instance in the targeted Space\n\n### Synopsis\n\n```\nkf delete-service SERVICE_INSTANCE [flags]\n```\n\n### Description\n\nDeleting a service instance will remove the instance and any associated data on the instance.\n\nYou should delete all bindings before deleting a service. If you don't, the service will wait for that to occur before deleting.\n\n### Examples\n\n```\n kf delete-service my-service\n```\n\n### Flags\n\n`--async`\n: Don't wait for the action to complete on the server before returning\n\n`-h, --help`\n: help for delete-service\n\n`--retries=`\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eint\u003c/var\u003e\n: Number of times to retry execution if the command isn't successful (default 5)\n\n`--retry-delay=`\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eduration\u003c/var\u003e\n: Set the delay between retries (default 1s)\n\n### Inherited flags\n\nThese flags are inherited from parent commands.\n\n`--config=`\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003estring\u003c/var\u003e\n: Config file (default is $HOME/.kf)\n\n`--kubeconfig=`\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003estring\u003c/var\u003e\n: Kubectl config file (default is $HOME/.kube/config)\n\n`--log-http`\n: Log HTTP requests to stderr\n\n`--space=`\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003estring\u003c/var\u003e\n: Space to run the command against. This overrides the currently targeted space"]]