# metalcloud-cli vm-instance-group delete

Delete a VM instance group

## Synopsis

Delete a VM instance group from an infrastructure.

This command permanently removes a VM instance group and all its instances
from the specified infrastructure. This action is irreversible and will
terminate all running instances within the group.

WARNING: This operation cannot be undone. All data on the VM instances
will be permanently lost unless backed up elsewhere.

ARGUMENTS:
  infrastructure_id     The ID of the infrastructure containing the group
  vm_instance_group_id  The ID of the VM instance group to delete

EXAMPLES:
  ## Delete VM instance group 67890 from infrastructure 12345
  metalcloud-cli vm-instance-group delete 12345 67890
  
  ## Delete group using alias
  metalcloud-cli vmg rm 12345 67890

```
metalcloud-cli vm-instance-group delete infrastructure_id vm_instance_group_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")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli vm-instance-group](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_vm-instance-group.md)	 - Manage VM instance groups within infrastructures

#### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 11-Aug-2025