Deleting a Pay-per-Use Instance

To delete an instance billed on a pay-per-use basis, you need to locate the instance and click Delete on the Instances page. After you delete an instance, all of the nodes for that instance are deleted along with it.

Precautions

To delete an instance billed on a yearly/monthly basis, you need to unsubscribe from the order. For details, see Unsubscribing from a Yearly/Monthly Instance.
After you delete the instance, all its data and all automated backups are automatically deleted as well and cannot be restored. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
By default, all manual backups are retained in DDS. You can use a backup to restore a deleted instance.
If you enable operation protection to improve the security of your account and cloud products, two-factor authentication is required for sensitive operations. For details about how to enable operation protection, see Operation Protection in Identity and Access Management User Guide.

Procedure

Log in to the management console.
Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Databases > Document Database Service.
On the Instances page, locate the instance and choose More > Delete in the Operation column.
If you have enabled operation protection, click Start Verification in the Delete DB Instance dialog box. On the displayed page, click Send Code, enter the verification code, and click Verify. The page is closed automatically.
In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.