[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../../index.md) > [Yandex Certificate Manager](../../index.md) > [Step-by-step guides](../index.md) > Let's Encrypt certificate > Deleting a certificate

# Deleting a Let's Encrypt certificate

To delete a [Let's Encrypt certificate](../../concepts/managed-certificate.md):

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- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the [folder](../../../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder) you added the certificate to.
  1. Navigate to **Certificate Manager**.
  1. In the row with the certificate, click ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/ellipsis.svg) and select ![trash](../../../_assets/console-icons/trash-bin.svg) **Delete**.
  1. In the window that opens, click **Delete**.

- CLI {#cli}

  If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, [install and initialize it](../../../cli/quickstart.md#install).

  The folder used by default is the one specified when [creating](../../../cli/operations/profile/profile-create.md) the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the `yc config set folder-id <folder_ID>` command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using `--folder-name` or `--folder-id`. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

  1. View the command description:

     ```bash
     yc certificate-manager certificates delete --help
     ```

  1. View the list of certificates:

     ```bash
     yc certificate-manager certificate list
     ```

     Result:

     ```text
     +----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-----------+---------+------------+
     |          ID          |         NAME         |   DOMAINS   | NOT AFTER |  TYPE   |   STATUS   |
     +----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-----------+---------+------------+
     | fpq6gvvm6piu******** | myupdatedmanagedcert | example.com |           | MANAGED | VALIDATING |
     +----------------------+----------------------+-------------+-----------+---------+------------+
     ```

  1. Run this command:

     ```bash
     yc certificate-manager certificates delete \
       --id fpq6gvvm6piu********
     ```

     Where `--id` is the certificate ID.

     Result:

     ```text
     id: fpq6gvvm6piu********
     folder_id: b1g7gvsi89m3********
     created_at: "2020-09-15T08:49:11.533Z"
     ...
     - example.com
     status: VALIDATING
     updated_at: "2020-09-15T09:10:06.981Z"
     ```

- Terraform {#tf}

  With [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/), you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.
  
  Terraform is distributed under the [Business Source License](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/LICENSE). The [Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform](https://github.com/yandex-cloud/terraform-provider-yandex) is distributed under the [MPL-2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) license.
  
  For more information about the provider resources, see the guides on the [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/yandex/index.html) website or [its mirror](../../../terraform/index.md).

  If you do not have Terraform yet, [install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider](../../../tutorials/infrastructure-management/terraform-quickstart.md#install-terraform).
  
  
  To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), [authenticate](../../../terraform/authentication.md) using the appropriate method.

  1. Open the Terraform configuration file and delete the fragment describing the certificate:

     {% cut "Certificate description example" %}

     ```hcl
     ...
     resource "yandex_cm_certificate" "le-certificate" {
       name        = "managed-certificate-for-dns"
       description = "this is a certificate for tls"
       domains     = ["my-domain.ru"]

       managed {
       challenge_type = "DNS_CNAME"
       }
     }
     ...
     ```

     {% endcut %}

  1. Apply the changes:

     1. In the terminal, navigate to the configuration file directory.
     1. Make sure the configuration is correct using this command:
     
        ```bash
        terraform validate
        ```
     
        If the configuration is valid, you will get this message:
     
        ```bash
        Success! The configuration is valid.
        ```
     
     1. Run this command:
     
        ```bash
        terraform plan
        ```
     
        You will see a list of resources and their properties. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
     1. Apply the configuration changes:
     
        ```bash
        terraform apply
        ```
     
     1. Type `yes` and press **Enter** to confirm the changes.

  You can check the certificate deletion using the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud) or this [CLI](../../../cli/index.md) command:

  ```bash
  yc certificate-manager certificate list
  ```

- API {#api}

  To delete a certificate, use the [delete](../../api-ref/Certificate/delete.md) REST API method for the [Certificate](../../api-ref/Certificate/index.md) resource or the [CertificateService/Delete](../../api-ref/grpc/Certificate/delete.md) gRPC API call.

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