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How to Delete Vultr Block Storage Volume

Updated on November 27, 2024

Deleting a Vultr Block Storage volume removes the volume from your account and stops further charges. The operation also wipes any data in the volume. Backup any important files before performing this operation because you can't undo the change. You can migrate the files to a different Vultr Block Storage volume or a Vultr Cloud Compute instance. Ensure you've not attached the volume to any Vultr Cloud Compute instance before deleting.

Follow this guide to delete Vultr Block Storage volume using the Vultr Customer Portal, API, or CLI.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  • Vultr API
  • Vultr CLI

  1. Navigate to Products and select Cloud Storage.

  2. Click Block Storage. Then, select the target Vultr Block Storage volume.

  3. Click the delete icon to remove the Vultr Block Storage volume.

    Delete Vultr Block Storage Volume

  1. Send a GET request to the List Block Storages endpoint and note the Vultr Block Storage volume ID.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/blocks" \
    -X GET \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

  2. Send a DELETE request to the Delete Block Storage endpoint and specify a Vultr Block Storage volume ID.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/blocks/block-storage-id" \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

    Visit the Delete Block Storage endpoint to view additional attributes to add to your request.

  1. List all Vultr Block Storage volumes and note the ID. For instance, 6856bb78-e67b-416c-8fc1-2473c66fa016.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli block-storage list

  2. Delete a Vultr Block Storage volume by specifying the ID.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli block-storage delete block_storage_id

    Run vultr-cli block-storage delete --help to view all options.