Delete a TiDB Cloud Resource

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

• {{{ .starter }}} instance
• {{{ .essential }}} instance
• {{{ .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 {{{ .dedicated }}} cluster sometime in the future, make sure that you have a backup of it. Otherwise, you cannot restore it anymore. For more information about how to back up TiDB Cloud Dedicated clusters, see Back Up and Restore TiDB Cloud Dedicated Data.

   Note:

   {{{ .starter }}} and {{{ .essential }}} instances do not support restoring data after the deletion. If you want to delete a {{{ .starter }}} or {{{ .essential }}} instance and restore its data in the future, see Export Data from {{{ .starter }}} or Essential to export your data as a backup.

5. Click I understand, delete it.

   Once a backed up TiDB Cloud Dedicated cluster is deleted, the existing backup files of the cluster 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 a TiDB Cloud Dedicated cluster from recycle bin, see Restore a deleted cluster.