Delete Kafka clusters

You can delete a cluster using the Confluent Cloud Console, Confluent CLI, or REST API. You cannot restore a deleted cluster.

To prevent accidental deletion of a Kafka cluster, enable Cluster Deletion Protection on Confluent Cloud. If a cluster has deletion protection enabled, you cannot delete the cluster until you disable protection.

Confluent retains deleted clusters for a brief period after you delete them. For more information, contact Confluent Cloud Support.

Cloud Console

Navigate to the clusters page for your environment.
Select Cluster Settings.
Click Delete cluster, enter the cluster name, and click Continue.

Confluent CLI

To delete a cluster, run the following command in your terminal:

confluent kafka cluster delete <id> [flags]

In the following example, highlighted text indicates your input:

confluent kafka cluster delete lkc-123exa

Are you sure you want to delete Kafka cluster "lkc-123exa"?
To confirm, type "my-new-name". To cancel, press Ctrl-C:

my-new-name

Deleted Kafka cluster "lkc-123exa".

Confluent Cloud APIs

To delete a cluster, make a DELETE request specifying the environment and cluster.

Request

This request structure applies to all cluster types.

DELETE /cmk/v2/clusters/{id}?environment={environment_id}

Parameter	Required or Optional	Description
`id`	Required	Path parameter specifying the identifier for the cluster to delete.
`environment`	Required	Query parameter specifying the identifier for the environment that contains the cluster to delete.

Response

Success returns an HTTP 204 No Content.