---
title: Delete Databases
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/storage/databases/postgresql/management/delete-databases
description: A guide explaining how to permanently delete PostgreSQL databases from your Vultr Managed Database service.
publish_date: 2024-09-23T20:21:39.742733Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T19:43:51.690237Z
---

# How to Delete Vultr Managed Databases for PostgreSQL

Deleting Vultr Managed Databases for PostgreSQL removes the instance from your account and stops further charges. Only perform this operation after backing up the database because the operation deletes all logical databases, tables, and objects associated with the managed database.

Follow this guide to delete Vultr Managed Databases for PostgreSQL using the Vultr Console, API, CLI, or Terraform.

=== "Vultr Console"

    1. Navigate to **Products** and select **Databases**.
    1. Click the target database instance.
    1. Click **Settings** and select **Delete Managed Database**. 
    1. Click **Destroy Database Instance**  to remove the database.

=== "Vultr API"

    1. List all the database instances by sending a `GET` request to the [**List Managed Databases** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/managed-databases/operation/list-databases) and note the database ID. For example, `43b4c774-5dff-4ac0-a01f-78a23c2205b5`.

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

    1. Send a `DELETE` request to the [**Delete Managed Database** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/managed-databases/operation/delete-database) and specify the database ID to delete the instance.

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

        Visit the [**Delete Managed Database** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/managed-databases/operation/delete-database) to view additional attributes to add to your request.

=== "Vultr CLI"

    1. List all database instances and note the database ID. For instance, `d6ac2a3c-92ea-43ef-8185-71a23e58ad8c`.

        ```console
        $ vultr-cli database list --summarize
        ```

    1. Delete the database by specifying a database ID.

        ```console
        $ vultr-cli database delete database_id    
        ```
    
        Run `vultr-cli database delete --help` to view all options.

=== "Terraform"

    1. Open your Terraform configuration and locate the Managed Database for PostgreSQL resource.

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

        ```terraform
        resource "vultr_database" "pg" {
            label                   = "pg-cluster-1"
            database_engine         = "pg"
            database_engine_version = "16"
            region                  = "ewr"
            plan                    = "vultr-dbaas-startup-cc-1-55-2"
        }

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

    1. Apply and observe the following output:

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