---
title: Delete an organization
description: Delete an existing organization from InfluxDB using the influx CLI.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2/admin/organizations/delete-org/
estimated_tokens: 558
product: InfluxDB OSS v2
version: v2
---

# Delete an organization

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. [InfluxDB 3 Core](/influxdb3/core/) is the latest stable version.

#### API token hashing is enabled by default in InfluxDB OSS 2.9.0

Stronger token security: tokens are stored as hashes on disk, so a copy of the database file doesn’t expose usable tokens. Existing tokens are hashed on first startup and the original strings can’t be recovered afterward — **capture any plaintext tokens you still need before you upgrade**.

For more information, see [Token hashing](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#token-hashing).

Use the `influx` command line interface (CLI) to delete an organization.

## Delete an organization using the influx CLI

Use the [`influx org delete` command](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/org/delete) to delete an organization. Provide the following:

-   An [operator token](/influxdb/v2/admin/tokens/#operator-token) using your [`influx` CLI connection configuration](/influxdb/v2/reference/cli/influx/#provide-required-authentication-credentials), `INFLUX_TOKEN` environment variable, or the `--token, -t` flag.
-   The [ID of the organization](/influxdb/v2/admin/organizations/view-orgs/#view-your-organization-id) to delete

```sh
influx org delete -i ORG_ID
```

Replace `ORG_ID` with the ID of the organization to delete.