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DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Droplets

Destroy a Droplet and All of its Associated Resources (Dangerous)

To destroy a Droplet along with all of its associated resources, send a DELETE request to the /v2/droplets/$DROPLET_ID/destroy_with_associated_resources/dangerous endpoint. The headers of this request must include an X-Dangerous key set to true. To preview which resources will be destroyed, first query the Droplet's associated resources. This operation can not be reverse and should be used with caution.

A successful response will include a 202 response code and no content. Use the status endpoint to check on the success or failure of the destruction of the individual resources.

delete/v2/droplets/{droplet_id}/destroy_with_associated_resources/dangerous

Path parameters

droplet_idinteger required

A unique identifier for a Droplet instance.

Headers

X-Dangerousboolean required

Acknowledge this action will destroy the Droplet and all associated resources and can not be reversed.

Response

This does not indicate the success or failure of any operation, just that the request has been accepted for processing.