# Delete a MariaDB Cluster

You can delete a MariaDB cluster using its `UUID`. The response body will provide details about the cluster's `UUID` once a MariaDB cluster has been created or when obtaining a list of clusters.

## Request

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** Remember to update your `UUID`. The sample `UUID` in the example is `498ae72f-411f-11eb-9d07-046c59cc737e`.
{% endhint %}

```bash
curl -X 'DELETE' \
  'https://mariadb.de-txl.ionos.com/clusters/498ae72f-411f-11eb-9d07-046c59cc737e' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'
```

## Response

**202 Successful operation**

```json
  {
  "type": "cluster",
  "id": "498ae72f-411f-11eb-9d07-046c59cc737e",
  "metadata": {
    "createdDate": "2020-12-10T13:37:50+01:00",
    "createdBy": "john.doe@example.com",
    "createdByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "lastModifiedDate": "2020-12-11T13:37:50+01:00",
    "lastModifiedBy": "jane.doe@example.com",
    "lastModifiedByUserId": "87f9a82e-b28d-49ed-9d04-fba2c0459cd3",
    "state": "DESTROYING"
  },
  "properties": {
    "displayName": "MariaDB cluster",
    "mariadbVersion": "10.6",
    "dnsName": "ma-yourcluster.mariadb.region.ionos.com",
    "instances": 2,
    "ram": 2,
    "cores": 4,
    "storageSize": 10,
    "connections": [
      {
        "datacenterId": "5a029f4a-72e5-11ec-90d6-0242ac120003",
        "lanId": "2",
        "cidr": "192.168.1.100/24"
      }
    ],
    "maintenanceWindow": {
      "time": "16:30:59",
      "dayOfTheWeek": "Monday"
    }
  }
}
```


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