How to Delete a VPC 2.0 Network

Updated on November 27, 2024

Deleting a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) 2.0 network removes all existing routes and deactivates the associated interfaces on any attached instances.

Follow this guide to delete a VPC 2.0 network using the Vultr Customer Portal, API, or CLI.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  • Vultr API
  • Vultr CLI
  1. Navigate to Products, expand the Network drop-down and select VPC 2.0 from the list of options.

    Access VPC

  2. Select your target VPC 2.0 network to open its management page.

    Manage a VPC Network

  3. Click Delete VPC 2.0 Network.

    Delete VPC 2.0 Network

  4. Click Delete VPC 2.0 Network in the confirmation prompt to destroy the VPC network.

    Delete VPC Network Confirmation

  1. Send a GET request to the List VPC 2.0 networks endpoint and note the target VPC 2.0 network's ID in your output.

    console
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/vpcs" \
       -X GET \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
    
  2. Send a DELETE request to the Delete a VPC 2.0 network endpoint to destroy the VPC 2.0 network.

    console
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/vpc2/{vpc-id}" \
       -X DELETE \
       -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
    
  1. List all VPC 2.0 networks in your Vultr account and note the target VPC 2.0 network's ID.

    console
    $ vultr-cli vpc2 list
    
  2. Delete the target VPC 2.0 network.

    console
    $ vultr-cli vpc2 delete <VPC2 ID>