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How to Delete Vultr Managed Apache Kafka®

Updated on 11 September, 2025

A step-by-step guide for permanently removing a Vultr Managed Apache Kafka® instance from your account.

Vultr Managed Apache Kafka® allows customers to delete their Kafka subscription when it is no longer needed. Users can easily navigate through the interface to initiate the deletion process, ensuring a straightforward and efficient experience. This feature ensures that customers can manage their resources effectively, providing them with the flexibility to remove subscriptions as their requirements change.

Follow this guide to delete Vultr Managed Apache Kafka® using the Vultr Customer Portal, API, CLI, or Terraform.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  • Vultr API
  • Vultr CLI
  • Terraform
  1. Navigate to Products and select Databases.
  2. Select the target database.
  3. Navigate to Settings, and select Delete Managed Database.
  4. Click Destroy Database Instance.
  5. Select the checkbox, and click Destroy Managed Database on the confirmation prompt.

  1. List all the databases by sending a GET request to the List Managed Databases endpoint and note the target database's ID.

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

  2. Send a DELETE request to the Delete Managed Database endpoint to delete the database.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/databases/<database-id>" \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

  1. List all databases and note the target database's ID.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli database list --summarize

  2. Delete the database.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli database delete <database-id>

    Run vultr-cli database delete --help to view all options.

  1. Open your Terraform configuration and locate the Managed Apache Kafka® resource.

  2. Remove the resource block or destroy it with Terraform.

    terraform 
    resource "vultr_database" "kafka" {
    label                   = "kafka-cluster-1"
    database_engine         = "kafka"
    database_engine_version = "3.7"
    region                  = "atl"
    plan                    = "vultr-dbaas-startup-3x-occ-so-2-30-2"
}

# To delete, either remove this block from configuration
# or run: terraform destroy -target vultr_database.kafka

  3. Apply and observe the following output:

    Apply complete! Resources: 0 added, 0 changed, 1 destroyed.

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