[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../index.md) > [Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™](../index.md) > [Step-by-step guides](index.md) > Clusters > Deleting a cluster

# Deleting a Valkey™ cluster

## Before deleting a cluster {#before-you-delete}

* If deletion protection is on for the cluster, [disable it](update.md#change-additional-settings).
* [Save the cluster ID](cluster-list.md#list-clusters).

  You will need the cluster ID when restoring a deleted cluster from a backup.
  
  After you delete a database cluster, its backups will be kept for seven days for recovery purposes.

## Deleting a cluster {#delete}

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- Management console {#console}
  
  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), go to the folder with the cluster you want to delete.
  1. Navigate to **Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™**.
  1. In the cluster row, click ![image](../../_assets/console-icons/ellipsis.svg) and select **Delete**.
  1. In the window that opens, check **Delete cluster** and 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.
  
  To delete a cluster, run this command:
  
  ```bash
  yc managed-redis cluster delete <cluster_name_or_ID>
  ```

  You can get the cluster ID and name with the [list of clusters in the folder](cluster-list.md).

- 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 cluster created using Terraform:
    1. In the command line, go to the folder that houses the current Terraform configuration file with an infrastructure plan.
    1. Delete the resources using this command:
    
       ```bash
       terraform destroy
       ```
    
       {% note alert %}
    
       Terraform will delete all the resources you created using it, such as clusters, networks, subnets, and VMs.
    
       {% endnote %}
    
    1. Type `yes` and press **Enter**.

    {% note warning "Timeouts" %}
    
    The Terraform provider sets the following timeouts for Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ cluster operations:
    
    * Creating a cluster, including by restoring it from a backup: 15 minutes.
    * Editing a cluster: 60 minutes.
    * Deleting a cluster: 15 minutes.
    
    Operations exceeding the timeout are aborted.
    
    {% cut "How do I change these limits?" %}
    
    Add the `timeouts` section to your cluster description, such as the following:
    
    ```hcl
    resource "yandex_mdb_redis_cluster_v2" "<cluster_name>" {
      ...
      timeouts = {
        create = "1h30m" # 1 hour 30 minutes
        update = "2h"    # 2 hours
        delete = "30m"   # 30 minutes
      }
    }
    ```
    
    {% endcut %}
    
    {% endnote %}

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

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

        You can get the cluster ID with the [list of clusters in the folder](cluster-list.md#list-clusters).

    1. Check the [server response](../api-ref/Cluster/delete.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/redis/v1/cluster_service.proto \
            -rpc-header "Authorization: Bearer $IAM_TOKEN" \
            -d '{
                  "cluster_id": "<cluster_ID>"
                }' \
            mdb.api.cloud.yandex.net:443 \
            yandex.cloud.mdb.redis.v1.ClusterService.Delete
        ```

        You can request the cluster ID with the [list of clusters in the folder](cluster-list.md#list-clusters).

    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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