NAME

gcloud alpha spanner databases delete - delete a Cloud Spanner database

SYNOPSIS

gcloud alpha spanner databases delete (DATABASE : --instance=INSTANCE) [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION

(ALPHA) Delete a Cloud Spanner database.

Note: Cloud Spanner might continue to accept requests for a few seconds after the database has been deleted.

EXAMPLES

To delete a Cloud Spanner database, run:

$ gcloud alpha spanner databases delete my-database-id \ --instance=my-instance-id

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database to delete. The arguments in this

group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways. To set the project attribute:

—

provide the argument database on the command line with a fully specified name;

—

provide the argument --project on the command line;

—

set the property core/project.

This must be specified.

DATABASE

ID of the database or fully qualified identifier for the database. To set the database attribute:

  • provide the argument database on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.

--instance=INSTANCE

The Cloud Spanner instance for the database. To set the instance attribute:

  • provide the argument database on the command line with a fully specified name;

  • provide the argument --instance on the command line;

  • set the property spanner/instance.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS

These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account, --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.

Run $ gcloud help for details.

NOTES

This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist. These variants are also available:

$ gcloud spanner databases delete

$ gcloud beta spanner databases delete