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title: "Deleting Tenants"
slug: "deleting-tenants"
updated: 2026-10-28T01:53:46Z
published: 2026-10-28T01:53:46Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/deleting-tenants"
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# Deleting Tenants

Deleting a tenant results in deletion of the tenant data and associated VAST entities, such as views, quotas, identity policies and so on. The tenant directory is also deleted.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Deletion of the default tenant is not allowed.

- [Deleting a Tenant via VAST Web UI](/docs-5-4/docs/en/deleting-tenants#deleting-a-tenant-viavast-web-ui)
- [Deleting a Tenant via VAST CLI](/docs-5-4/docs/en/deleting-tenants#deleting-a-tenant-viavast-cli)

## Deleting a Tenant via VAST Web UI

1. From the left navigation menu, select Element Store and then Tenants.
2. Right-click the tenant you want to delete, and select Remove.

A confirmation box appears.
3. In the confirmation box, type the tenant name in the provided field to confirm the deletion, and click Yes, Delete Permanently.

The tenant is deleted.

## Deleting a Tenant via VAST CLI

To delete a tenant via the VAST CLI, run the [tenant delete](/docs-5-4/docs/en/tenant-delete) command.

Note that if the tenant has data in its directory, you need to run the `tenant delete` command with the `--force` option specified.