---
title: Delete
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/orchestration/container-registry/robot/delete
description: Permanently removes the selected resource from your Vultr account.
publish_date: 2025-03-20T16:12:53.473741Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T20:19:29.790874Z
---

# How to Delete a Robot Account from Vultr Container Registry

Deleting a robot account from the Vultr Container Registry removes its access to repositories, ensuring that outdated credentials do not remain active. This improves security by minimizing exposure and reducing the risk of unauthorized access. Removing unused robot accounts also streamlines container registry management, keeping it clean and organized.

Follow this guide to delete a robot account from your container registry on your Vultr account using the Vultr API.

1. Send a `GET` request to the [**List Container Registries** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/Container-Registry/operation/list-registries) and note the target registry's ID.

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

2. Send a `GET` request to the [**List Robots** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/Container-Registry/operation/list-registry-robots) to list all the available robots and note the target robot's name.

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

    > [!NOTE]
    > Robot account names contain special characters like `$` and `+`, which must be URL-encoded before making API requests to prevent errors. You can either manually replace `$` with `%24` and `+` with `%2B` in the endpoint or export the robot name as a variable, avoiding the need for manual encoding.

3. Send a `DELETE` request to the [**Delete Robot** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/Container-Registry/operation/delete-robot) to delete the target robot account.

    ```console
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/registry/{registry-id}/robot/{robot-name}" \
        -X DELETE \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
    ```