- 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 after the database has been deleted.
- EXAMPLES
- To delete a Cloud Spanner database, run:
gcloud spanner databases delete my-database-id --instance = my-instance-id - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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- Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database to delete. The arguments in this
group can be used to specify the attributes of this 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
databaseon the command line with a fully specified name; - provide the argument
--projecton the command line; - set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
-
DATABASE - ID of the database or fully qualified identifier for the database.
To set the
databaseattribute:- provide the argument
databaseon the command line.
This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
- provide the argument
-
--instance=INSTANCE - The Cloud Spanner instance for the database.
To set the
instanceattribute:- provide the argument
databaseon the command line with a fully specified name; - provide the argument
--instanceon the command line; - set the property
spanner/instance.
- provide the argument
- provide the argument
- Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database to delete. The arguments in this
group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some
attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.
- 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
- These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha spanner databases deletegcloud beta spanner databases delete
gcloud spanner databases delete
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.
