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<h1 class="topictitle1">Deleting a DB Instance or Read Replica</h1>
<div id="body1789605"><div class="section" id="rds_08_0002__section50920834194327"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Scenarios</h4><p id="rds_08_0002__p438755534210">To release resources, you can delete DB instances or read replicas as required on the <strong id="rds_08_0002__b0561183473316">Instances</strong> page. </p>
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<div class="section" id="rds_08_0002__section815731552410"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Constraints</h4><ul id="rds_08_0002__ul71711915112418"><li id="rds_08_0002__li101715153246">DB instances cannot be deleted when operations are being performed on them. They can be deleted only after the operations are complete.</li><li id="rds_08_0002__li17171171518243">If you delete a DB instance, its automated backups are also deleted and you are no longer billed for them. Manual backups, however, are still retained and will generate additional costs.</li></ul>
<div class="notice" id="rds_08_0002__note317151522414"><span class="noticetitle"><img src="public_sys-resources/notice_3.0-en-us.png"> </span><div class="noticebody"><ul id="rds_08_0002__ul2171415142419"><li id="rds_08_0002__li1217141511249">If you delete a primary DB instance, its standby DB instance and read replicas (if any) are also deleted automatically. Exercise caution when performing this operation.</li><li id="rds_08_0002__li171712157246">Deleted DB instances cannot be recovered and resources are released. Exercise caution when performing this operation. If you want to retain data, <a href="rds_08_0005.html">create a manual backup</a> first before deleting the DB instance.</li><li id="rds_08_0002__li240817292211">You can restore a DB instance that was deleted up to 7 days ago from the recycle bin. For details, see <a href="rds_mysql_recycle.html">Recycling a DB Instance</a>.</li><li id="rds_08_0002__li1768202019114">You can use a manual backup to restore a DB instance. For details, see <a href="rds_08_0007.html">Restoring from Backup Files to DB Instances</a>.</li></ul>
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<div class="section" id="rds_08_0002__section1011433142919"><h4 class="sectiontitle"><span class="keyword" id="rds_08_0002__keyword1656972221017">Deleting a DB Instance</span></h4><ol id="rds_08_0002__oa004d58aa8da4fdfbebf702690153c24"><li id="rds_08_0002__li17616348171"><span>Log in to the management console.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__li146168481712"><span>Click <span><img id="rds_08_0002__rds_modify_instance_name_en-us_topic_0192953815_image192529212293" src="en-us_image_0000001470260233.png"></span> in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__li96167481711"><span>Click <strong id="rds_08_0002__rds_modify_instance_name_b171171523153019">Service List</strong>. Under <strong id="rds_08_0002__rds_modify_instance_name_b111722319302">Database</strong>, click <strong id="rds_08_0002__rds_modify_instance_name_b15118152363010">Relational Database Service</strong>. The RDS console is displayed.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__ld12529687a704575ae374eb70ec4b1a4"><span>On the <strong id="rds_08_0002__b15540931759">Instances</strong> page, locate the primary DB instance to be deleted and click <strong id="rds_08_0002__b12514174111518">More</strong> &gt; <strong id="rds_08_0002__b1480745150">Delete</strong> in the <strong id="rds_08_0002__b811917483513">Operation</strong> column.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__li138661710123813"><span>In the displayed dialog box, click <strong id="rds_08_0002__b95511723161313">Yes</strong>.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__l601f793a4dcf4f50ba3417ee838b53ed"><span>Refresh the DB instance list later to confirm that the deletion was successful.</span></li></ol>
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<div class="section" id="rds_08_0002__section486010764714"><h4 class="sectiontitle"><span class="keyword" id="rds_08_0002__keyword16983111716475">Deleting a Read Replica</span></h4><ol id="rds_08_0002__ol49836179475"><li id="rds_08_0002__li1849182563412"><span>Log in to the management console.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__li749162511345"><span>Click <span><img id="rds_08_0002__rds_modify_instance_name_en-us_topic_0192953815_image192529212293_1" src="en-us_image_0000001470260233.png"></span> in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__li649111252346"><span>Click <strong id="rds_08_0002__rds_modify_instance_name_b171171523153019_1">Service List</strong>. Under <strong id="rds_08_0002__rds_modify_instance_name_b111722319302_1">Database</strong>, click <strong id="rds_08_0002__rds_modify_instance_name_b15118152363010_1">Relational Database Service</strong>. The RDS console is displayed.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__li124061901846"><span>On the <strong id="rds_08_0002__b1361920016113">Instances</strong> page, locate the target DB instance and click <span><img id="rds_08_0002__image18407160649" src="en-us_image_0000001469940797.png"></span>. All the read replicas created for the DB instance are displayed.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__li9984171764715"><span>Locate the read replica to be deleted and click <strong id="rds_08_0002__b197751912141218">More</strong> &gt; <strong id="rds_08_0002__b1375916165123">Delete</strong> in the <strong id="rds_08_0002__b9432202018125">Operation</strong> column.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__li1253715733916"><span>In the displayed dialog box, click <strong id="rds_08_0002__b9344755101514">Yes</strong>.</span></li><li id="rds_08_0002__li398541724715"><span>Refresh the DB instance list later to check that the deletion is successful.</span></li></ol>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rds_05_0000.html">Instance Lifecycle</a></div>
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