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.TH "GCLOUD_SECRETS_DELETE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud secrets delete \- delete a secret



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud secrets delete\fR \fISECRET\fR [\fB\-\-etag\fR=\fIETAG\fR] [\fB\-\-location\fR=\fILOCATION\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

Delete a secret and destroy all secret versions. This action is irreversible. If
the given secret does not exist, this command will succeed, but the operation
will be a no\-op.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

Delete a secret \f5my\-secret\fR:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud secrets delete my\-secret
.RE

Delete a secret \f5my\-secret\fR using an etag:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud secrets delete my\-secret \-\-etag=123
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

Secret resource \- The secret to delete. This represents a Cloud resource.
(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
other ways.

To set the \f5project\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5SECRET\fR on the command line with a fully specified
name;
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-project\fR on the command line;
.IP "\(em" 2m
set the property \f5core/project\fR.
.RE
.sp

This must be specified.


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fISECRET\fR

ID of the secret or fully qualified identifier for the secret.

To set the \f5secret\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5SECRET\fR on the command line.
.RE
.sp


.RE
.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-etag\fR=\fIETAG\fR

Current entity tag (ETag) of the secret. If specified, the secret is deleted
only if the ETag provided matches the current secret's ETag.

.TP 2m

Location resource \- The location to delete secret. This represents a Cloud
resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can
be set in other ways.

To set the \f5project\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-location\fR on the command line with a fully
specified name;
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-project\fR on the command line;
.IP "\(em" 2m
set the property \f5core/project\fR.
.RE
.sp


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-location\fR=\fILOCATION\fR

ID of the location or fully qualified identifier for the location.

To set the \f5location\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-location\fR on the command line.
.RE
.sp


.RE
.RE
.sp

.SH "GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS"

These flags are available to all commands: \-\-access\-token\-file, \-\-account,
\-\-billing\-project, \-\-configuration, \-\-flags\-file, \-\-flatten,
\-\-format, \-\-help, \-\-impersonate\-service\-account, \-\-log\-http,
\-\-project, \-\-quiet, \-\-trace\-token, \-\-user\-output\-enabled,
\-\-verbosity.

Run \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "NOTES"

This variant is also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta secrets delete
.RE