This page explains how to delete a Cloud Data Fusion
[instance](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-fusion/docs/concepts/overview).

## Before you begin

- To delete a Cloud Data Fusion instance, you must have the `datafusion.instances.delete` permission. For more information, see [Access control](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-fusion/docs/access-control).
- Deleting an instance does not delete any user data that may have been accessed or created when using that Cloud Data Fusion instance.

## Delete an instance

### Console

To delete a Cloud Data Fusion instance:

1. To view your existing Cloud Data Fusion instances, open the **Instances** page.

   [OPEN THE INSTANCES PAGE](https://console.cloud.google.com/data-fusion/locations/-/instances)
2. To select an instance, check the box next to the instance name.
3. To delete the instance, click **Delete** .

   > [!IMPORTANT]
   > You can also delete an instance by clicking **Delete** on the instance details page.

### cURL

To delete a Cloud Data Fusion instance with the
[Cloud Data Fusion REST API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-fusion/docs/reference/rest),
construct an
[`instances.delete`](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-fusion/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.instances/delete)
API request, filling in the
[`Instance`](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-fusion/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.instances#Instance)
resource with your configuration information.

## What's next

- Learn more about [Cloud Data Fusion](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-fusion/docs/concepts/overview).
- Work through a [tutorial](https://docs.cloud.google.com/data-fusion/docs/tutorials/targeting-campaign-pipeline).