Delete a TiDB Cloud Resource

This document describes how to delete the following TiDB Cloud resources:

• TiDB Cloud Starter instance
• TiDB Cloud Essential instance
• TiDB Cloud Dedicated cluster

You can delete a TiDB Cloud resource at any time by performing the following steps:

1. Navigate to the My TiDB page.

2. In the row of your target resource to be deleted, click ....

   Tip

   Alternatively, you can also click the name of the target resource to go to its overview page, and then click ... in the upper-right corner.

3. Click Delete in the drop-down menu.

4. In the deletion confirmation window, confirm the deletion:

   • If you have at least one manual or automatic backup, you can see the number of backups and the charging policy for backups. Click Continue and enter <organization name>/<project name>/<resource name>.
   • If you do not have any backups, just enter <organization name>/<project name>/<resource name>.

   If you want to restore a deleted TiDB Cloud Essential instance or TiDB Cloud Dedicated cluster in the future, make sure that you have a backup of it. Otherwise, you cannot restore it.

   • For more information about how to back up TiDB Cloud Essential instances, see Back Up and Restore TiDB Cloud Essential Data.
   • For more information about how to back up TiDB Cloud Dedicated clusters, see Back Up and Restore TiDB Cloud Dedicated Data.
   Note

   TiDB Cloud Starter instances do not support restoring data after the deletion. If you want to delete a TiDB Cloud Starter instance and restore its data in the future, see Export Data from TiDB Cloud Starter to export your data as a backup.

5. Click I understand, delete it.

   Once a backed-up TiDB Cloud Essential instance or TiDB Cloud Dedicated cluster is deleted, its existing backup files are moved to the Recycle Bin.

   • Automatic backups will expire and be automatically deleted once the retention period ends, except for the latest one. The default retention period is 7 days if you don't modify it. The latest automatic backup will not be deleted unless you explicitly delete it.
   • Manual backups will be kept in the Recycle Bin until manually deleted.
   Note

   Please be aware that backups will continue to incur charges until deleted.

   If you want to restore data from the Recycle Bin, see the following documents:

   • Restore a deleted TiDB Cloud Essential instance.
   • Restore a deleted TiDB Cloud Dedicated cluster.