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# Delete a Flow Log

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**Prerequisites:**

* Only contract administrators, owners, and users with the **Create Flow logs** permission can create a flow log. Ensure that you have the necessary permission and sufficient memory available.
* Make sure you have the corresponding privilege to enable **IONOS S3 Object Storage**. Only contract administrators and owners can enable Object Storage.
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To delete a flow log, follow these steps:

1. In the **DCD**, go to the **Menu** > **Data Center Designer**. Select a **Data Center**.
2. Select the relevant VM for which you want to delete the flow logs. Open the properties of the Network Interface Controller (NIC) and select the **Network** tab.
3. Select the **Flow Log** drop-down list.
4. Select the trash bin icon to delete the flow log. Confirm your selection by selecting **OK**.

![Delete a flow log](https://1737632334-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MifAzdGvKLDTtvJP8sm%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ceaef92c33d7e1d99bd890287b7e78bacd1f1b38%2Fdelete_flowlog.png?alt=media)

5. Select **Provision changes**. After provisioning, the network interface's flow logs are deleted successfully and no longer captured.

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**Result:** The flow log is deleted successfully.
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**Note:** Deleting a flow log does not delete the existing log streams from your bucket. Existing flow log data must be deleted using the respective service console. In addition, deleting a flow log that publishes to IONOS S3 Object Storage does not remove the bucket policies and log file Access Control Lists (ACLs).
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