---
title: Detach
url: https://docs.vultr.com/reference/vultr-cli/block-storage/detach
description: Disconnects a Block Storage volume from a virtual machine while preserving all data stored on the volume.
publish_date: 2025-09-14T03:01:47.579022Z
last_updated: 2025-11-07T17:39:50.906912Z
---

The `vultr-cli block-storage detach` command disconnects a Block Storage volume from a Vultr instance, making the storage unavailable to that server while preserving the data.

## Usage

```console
$ vultr-cli block-storage detach <Block Storage ID> [flags]
```

## Examples

```console
# Full example
$ vultr-cli block-storage detach 67181686-5455-4ebb-81eb-7299f3506e2c

# Shortened with aliased commands
$ vultr-cli bs detach 67181686-5455-4ebb-81eb-7299f3506e2c
```

## Flags
| Shorthand | Long Version | Description |
|-----------|--------------|-------------|
| - | --live | detach block storage without a restarting instance |