Deleting Instances

MySQL   |  PostgreSQL

Warning: All data on an instance, including backups, is permanently lost when that instance is deleted. To preserve your data, export the instance before you delete it.

To delete an instance:

Console

1. Go to the Cloud SQL Instances page in the Google Cloud Platform Console.

   Go to the Cloud SQL Instances page

2. Select an instance to delete by clicking the instance name.
3. Click Delete.
4. In the Delete database instance dialog box, click OK.

gcloud

Delete the instance.

gcloud sql instances delete [INSTANCE_NAME]

Notes:

• You cannot delete an instance that has any replicas. You must delete all replicas first.

• After you delete an instance, it might still appear in your project with an "unknown" size but with a "Being deleted" status. This is normal and the instance should disappear completely after a brief period of time.

• You cannot reuse an instance name for up to a week after you have deleted an instance.