metalcloud-cli extension-instance delete

Remove extension instance from infrastructure

Synopsis

Remove an extension instance from its infrastructure deployment.

This command permanently deletes an extension instance from the specified infrastructure. The extension instance will be stopped, undeployed, and removed from the infrastructure’s configuration. This action cannot be undone.

Before deletion, ensure that:

The extension instance is not critical to ongoing operations
Any dependent services or workflows are properly handled
You have appropriate backups or documentation if needed

The deletion process will:

Stop the running extension instance
Clean up associated resources
Remove the instance from infrastructure configuration
Update the infrastructure state

Arguments: extension_instance_id The unique ID of the extension instance to delete

Examples:

Delete extension instance by ID

metalcloud extension-instance delete 12345

Remove instance using alias

metalcloud extension-instance rm 67890

Delete with short command alias

metalcloud ext-inst delete instance-123

Remove specific instance

metalcloud ext-inst rm failed-deployment-456

metalcloud-cli extension-instance delete extension_instance_id [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for delete

Options inherited from parent commands

  -k, --api_key string         MetalCloud API key
  -c, --config string          Config file path
  -d, --debug                  Set to enable debug logging
  -e, --endpoint string        MetalCloud API endpoint
  -f, --format string          Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
  -i, --insecure_skip_verify   Set to allow insecure transport
  -l, --log_file string        Log file path
  -v, --verbosity string       Log level verbosity (default "INFO")