gcloud spanner databases delete

NAME
gcloud spanner databases delete - delete a Cloud Spanner database
SYNOPSIS
gcloud spanner databases delete(DATABASE :--instance=INSTANCE)[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
Delete a Cloud Spanner database.

Note: Cloud Spanner might continue to accept requests for a few seconds afterthe database has been deleted.

EXAMPLES
To delete a Cloud Spanner database, run:
gcloudspannerdatabasesdeletemy-database-id--instance=my-instance-id
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database to delete. The arguments in thisgroup can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Someattributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

  • provide the argumentdatabase on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

This must be specified.

DATABASE
ID of the database or fully qualified identifier for the database.

To set thedatabase attribute:

  • provide the argumentdatabase on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in thisgroup are specified.

--instance=INSTANCE
The Cloud Spanner instance for the database.

To set theinstance attribute:

  • provide the argumentdatabase on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--instance on the command line;
  • set the propertyspanner/instance.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
These variants are also available:
gcloudalphaspannerdatabasesdelete
gcloudbetaspannerdatabasesdelete

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.