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# Deleting a Sharded PostgreSQL cluster

You can delete an Sharded PostgreSQL cluster if you no longer need it.

## Deleting a cluster {#delete}

Before deleting a cluster, disable its deletion protection if it is enabled.

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- Management console {#console}

    1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the folder where you want to delete a cluster.
    1. Navigate to **Yandex Managed Service for Sharded PostgreSQL**.
    1. Click ![image](../../_assets/console-icons/ellipsis.svg) for the cluster in question and select **Delete**.
    1. In the window that opens, confirm the deletion and click **Delete**.

- REST API {#api}

  1. [Get an IAM token for API authentication](../api-ref/authentication.md) and put it into an environment variable:

     ```bash
     export IAM_TOKEN="<IAM_token>"
     ```

  1. Use the [Cluster.Delete](../api-ref/Cluster/delete.md) method and send the following request, e.g., via [cURL](https://curl.se/):

     ```bash
     curl \
       --request DELETE \
       --header "Authorization: Bearer $IAM_TOKEN" \
       --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
       --url 'https://mdb.api.cloud.yandex.net/managed-spqr/v1/clusters/<cluster_ID>'
     ```

  1. View the [server response](../api-ref/Cluster/deleteShard.md#yandex.cloud.operation.Operation) to make sure your request was successful.

- gRPC API {#grpc-api}

  1. [Get an IAM token for API authentication](../api-ref/authentication.md) and put it into an environment variable:

     ```bash
     export IAM_TOKEN="<IAM_token>"
     ```

  1. Clone the [cloudapi](https://github.com/yandex-cloud/cloudapi) repository:
     
     ```bash
     cd ~/ && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/yandex-cloud/cloudapi
     ```
     
     Below, we assume that the repository contents reside in the `~/cloudapi/` directory.

  1. Call the [ClusterService.Delete](../api-ref/grpc/Cluster/delete.md) method, e.g., via the following [gRPCurl](https://github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl) request:

     ```bash
     grpcurl \
       -format json \
       -import-path ~/cloudapi/ \
       -import-path ~/cloudapi/third_party/googleapis/ \
       -proto ~/cloudapi/yandex/cloud/mdb/spqr/v1/cluster_service.proto \
       -rpc-header "Authorization: Bearer $IAM_TOKEN" \
       -d '{
             "cluster_id": <cluster_ID>
           }' \
       mdb.api.cloud.yandex.net:443 \
       yandex.cloud.mdb.spqr.v1.ClusterService.Delete
     ```

  1. Check the [server response](../api-ref/grpc/Cluster/delete.md#yandex.cloud.operation.Operation) to make sure your request was successful.

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