How to Delete Vultr Object Storage

Updated on September 25, 2024

Deleting Vultr Object Storage removes the S3-compatible store from your account and stops further charges. You should only delete the instance after backing up any important business assets to a different storage. The process is irreversible, and you can't undo it, so you should take great care.

Follow this guide to delete Vultr Object Storage using the Vultr Customer Portal, API, and CLI.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  • Vultr API
  • Vultr CLI
  1. Navigate to Products and select Cloud Storage.

  2. Click Object Storage. Then, select the target object storage instance and click the delete icon.

    Object Storage List

  1. Send a GET request to List Object Storages endpoint and note the object storage ID.

    console
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/object-storage" \
        -X GET \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}" \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    
  2. Send a DELETE request to the Delete Object Storage endpoint and specify an object storage ID to delete the instance.

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

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

  1. List all object storage instances and note the object storage ID. For instance, 6856bb78-e67b-416c-8fc1-2473c66fa016.

    console
    $ vultr-cli object-storage list
    
  2. Delete an object storage by specifying the ID.

    console
    $ vultr-cli object-storage delete object_storage_id
    

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