delete-database

Delete a database.

Syntax

fauna delete-database DBNAME [--url <value>] [--timeout <value>] [--secret <value>] [--endpoint <value>] [--environment <value>]

Description

The delete-database command deletes a database.

If command line options are omitted, Fauna uses the default configuration file options.

This command deletes the database and all of its contents.

It isn’t possible to use this command to delete a parent or peer database. To delete a database outside of the current database, log into the Fauna Dashboard.

Arguments

Argument Description

DBNAME

The name of the database to delete.

Options

Option Description

--endpoint

Connection endpoint, from the ~/.fauna-shell file.

--environment

Environment to use, from a Fauna project.

--help

Help for create-database command.

--secret

Secret key. Overrides the secret in the ~/.fauna-shell file.

--timeout

Connection timeout (milliseconds).

--url

Database URL. Overrides the URL in the \~/.fauna-shell file.

Examples

Delete the my-test-db database:

fauna delete-database my-test-db
deleting database 'my-test-db'
database 'my-test-db' deleted

Verify the database is deleted:

fauna list-databases
listing databases

See also

create-database
list-databases
Configuration

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