cvms delete

Delete a CVM

This command is marked as unstable and may change in future releases.

Command: phala cvms delete

Syntax

phala cvms delete [options] [<cvm_id>]

Description

Delete a CVM

Arguments

Argument	Description
<cvm_id>?	CVM identifier (UUID, app_id, instance_id, or name)

Options

Option	Description
-f, --force	Skip confirmation prompt
-y, --yes	Alias for —force (skip confirmation prompt)

Global Options

Option	Description
-h, --help	Show help information for the current command
-v, --version	Show CLI version
--api-token TOKEN, --api-key TOKEN	API token for authenticating with Phala Cloud
-j, --json, --no-json	Output in JSON format
-i, --interactive	Enable interactive mode
--cvm-id <value>	CVM identifier (UUID, app_id, instance_id, or name)
--profile PROFILE	Temporarily use a different auth profile for this command
--api-version <value>	API version to use (e.g. 2025-10-28, 2026-01-21)

Examples

• Delete a CVM interactively

phala cvms delete

• Delete CVM by app_id

phala cvms delete app_123 --force

• Delete CVM by UUID

phala cvms delete 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 -f

• Delete CVM by name

phala cvms delete my-app --yes