[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../../index.md) > [Yandex IoT Core](../../index.md) > [Step-by-step guides](../index.md) > Managing brokers > Deleting a broker

# Deleting a broker

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Yandex IoT Core is no longer available to new users. 

Current users can create resources until November 1, 2026. Afterwards, the service will go read-only and cease to operate on December 1, 2026. For more information on the timing and procedure, see [Service shutdown](../../sunset.md).

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The broker is at the [Preview](../../../overview/concepts/launch-stages.md) stage.

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To access a [broker](../../concepts/index.md#broker), use its unique ID or name. For info on how to get the unique broker ID or name, see [Getting information about a broker](broker-list.md).

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- Management console {#console}

    1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the folder to delete the broker from.
    1. Navigate to **IoT Core**.
    1. In the left-hand panel, select **Brokers**.
    1. To the right of the name of the broker you want to delete, click the ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/ellipsis.svg) icon and select **Delete** from the drop-down list.
    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. Delete a broker:

        ```
        yc iot broker delete my-broker
        ```

    1. Make sure the broker was deleted:

        ```
        yc iot broker list
        ```

        Result:
        ```
        +----+------+
        | ID | NAME |
        +----+------+
        +----+------+
        ```

- 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.

    To delete a broker created using Terraform:

    1. Open the Terraform configuration file and delete the fragment with the broker description.

        Example broker description in the Terraform configuration:

        ```hcl
        resource "yandex_iot_core_broker" "my_broker" {
          name        = "test-broker"
          description = "test broker for terraform provider documentation"
          }
        ...
        }
        ```

        For more on the properties of the `yandex_iot_core_broker` resource, see [this provider guide](../../../terraform/resources/iot_core_broker.md).
    1. In the command line, change to the folder where you edited the configuration file.
    1. Make sure the configuration file 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. Confirm the changes: type `yes` into the terminal and press **Enter**.

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

        ```bash
        yc iot broker list
        ```

- API {#api}

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

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