## kops delete instance Delete an instance. ### Synopsis Delete an instance. By default, it will detach the instance from the instance group, drain it, then terminate it. ``` kops delete instance INSTANCE|NODE [flags] ``` ### Examples ``` # Delete an instance from the currently active cluster. kops delete instance i-0a5ed581b862d3425 --yes # Delete an instance from the currently active cluster using node name. kops delete instance ip-xx.xx.xx.xx.ec2.internal --yes # Delete an instance from the currently active cluster without validation or draining. kops delete instance --cloudonly i-0a5ed581b862d3425 --yes ``` ### Options ``` --cloudonly Perform deletion update without confirming progress with Kubernetes --fail-on-drain-error Fail if draining a node fails (default true) --fail-on-validate-error Fail if the cluster fails to validate (default true) -h, --help help for instance --post-drain-delay duration Time to wait after draining each node (default 5s) --surge Surge by detaching the node from the ASG before deletion (default true) --validate-count int32 Number of times that a cluster needs to be validated after single node update (default 2) --validation-timeout duration Maximum time to wait for a cluster to validate (default 15m0s) -y, --yes Specify --yes to immediately delete the instance ``` ### Options inherited from parent commands ``` --config string yaml config file (default is $HOME/.kops.yaml) --name string Name of cluster. Overrides KOPS_CLUSTER_NAME environment variable --state string Location of state storage (kops 'config' file). Overrides KOPS_STATE_STORE environment variable -v, --v Level number for the log level verbosity ``` ### SEE ALSO * [kops delete](kops_delete.md) - Delete clusters, instancegroups, instances, and secrets.