---
title: influxdb3 delete
description: The influxdb3 delete command deletes a resource such as a cache, database, or table.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/delete/
estimated_tokens: 537
product: InfluxDB 3 Core
version: core
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/delete/
date: '2025-08-05T15:50:13-05:00'
lastmod: '2025-08-05T15:50:13-05:00'
---

The `influxdb3 delete` command deletes a resource such as a cache, a database, or a table.

## Usage

```bash
influxdb3 delete <SUBCOMMAND>
```

## Subcommands

|                                   Subcommand                                    |                 Description                  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|      [database](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/delete/database/)       |              Delete a database               |
|    [last\_cache](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/delete/last_cache/)    |          Delete a last value cache           |
|[distinct\_cache](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/delete/distinct_cache/)|           Delete a metadata cache            |
|         [table](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/delete/table/)          |        Delete a table from a database        |
|         [token](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/delete/token/)          |Delete an authorization token from the server |
|       [trigger](/influxdb3/core/reference/cli/influxdb3/delete/trigger/)        |  Delete a trigger for the processing engine  |
|                                      help                                       |Print command help or the help of a subcommand|

## Options

|Option|            |          Description          |
|------|------------|-------------------------------|
| `-h` |  `--help`  |    Print help information     |
|      |`--help-all`|Print detailed help information|
| Subcommand | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Subcommand | Description |
| database | Delete a database |
| last_cache | Delete a last value cache |
| distinct_cache | Delete a metadata cache |
| table | Delete a table from a database |
| token | Delete an authorization token from the server |
| trigger | Delete a trigger for the processing engine |
| help | Print command help or the help of a subcommand |

| Option |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Option |  | Description |
| -h | --help | Print help information |
|  | --help-all | Print detailed help information |