How to Delete a Vultr Kubernetes Engine Cluster

1 min readUpdated 26 May 2026

Deleting a Vultr Kubernetes Engine (VKE) cluster involves completely removing your VKE cluster’s infrastructure, including the control plane, worker nodes, and all associated resources. This process is final and should be performed carefully. VKE cluster provides a simple method to ensure the thorough and efficient deletion of your VKE cluster when it’s no longer required.

Follow this guide delete a Vultr Kubernetes Engine cluster from your Vultr account using the Vultr Console, API, CLI, or Terraform.

Navigate to Products and click Kubernetes.
Click your target VKE cluster to open its management page.
Click the delete icon in the top right of the management page.
Check the Destroy VKE Cluster box in the confirmation prompt, and click Destroy VKE Cluster to permanently delete the target VKE cluster.

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