---
title: "topic delete"
slug: "topic-delete"
tags: ["5.4"]
updated: 2026-10-28T01:53:01Z
published: 2026-10-28T01:53:01Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/topic-delete"
---

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# topic delete

This command deletes a topic.

## Usage

```plaintext
topic delete --database-name NAME
             --name NAME
```

## Required Parameters

| `--database-name NAME` | The name of the database where the topic is to be deleted. |
| --- | --- |
| `--name NAME` | The name of the topic to be deleted. |

## Example

To delete a topic named `mytopic` from the `kafkatopics` database:

```plaintext
vcli: admin> topic delete --database-name kafkatopics --name mytopic
```