- NAME
-
- gcloud secrets delete - delete a secret
- SYNOPSIS
-
-
gcloud secrets deleteSECRET[--etag=ETAG] [--location=LOCATION] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
-
- DESCRIPTION
- Delete a secret and destroy all secret versions. This action is irreversible. If the given secret does not exist, this command will succeed, but the operation will be a no-op.
- EXAMPLES
- Delete a secret
my-secret:gcloud secrets delete my-secretDelete a secret
my-secretusing an etag:gcloud secrets delete my-secret --etag = 123 - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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- Secret resource - The secret to delete. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE)
Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other
ways.
To set the
projectattribute:- provide the argument
SECRETon the command line with a fully specified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
-
SECRET - ID of the secret or fully qualified identifier for the secret.
To set the
secretattribute:- provide the argument
SECRETon the command line.
- provide the argument
- provide the argument
- Secret resource - The secret to delete. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE)
Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other
ways.
- FLAGS
-
-
--etag=ETAG - Current entity tag (ETag) of the secret. If specified, the secret is deleted only if the ETag provided matches the current secret's ETag.
- Location resource - The location to delete secret. This represents a Cloud
resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can
be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:- provide the argument
--locationon the command line with a fully specified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
- provide the argument
-
--location=LOCATION - ID of the location or fully qualified identifier for the location.
To set the
locationattribute:- provide the argument
--locationon the command line.
- provide the argument
-
- 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 helpfor details. - NOTES
- This variant is also available:
gcloud beta secrets delete
gcloud secrets delete
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

