fl-delete.md

copyright	lastupdated	keywords	subcollection
years 2020	2020-07-23	flow logs, delete	vpc

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Deleting a flow log collector

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You can delete a flow log collector by using the UI, the CLI, or the API.

Notes:

• Any logs that were collected, but weren't sent to Cloud Object Storage (COS) yet, are dropped immediately on deletion. If this is a problem, you can suspend the collector instead.
• Flow logs that were already shipped to your COS buckets are not deleted.

Using the UI

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To delete a flow log collector, click the overflow menu next to the collector that you want to delete, then click Delete. Click Delete again to confirm the deletion.

Using the CLI

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To delete a flow log collector by using the CLI, run the following command:

ibmcloud is flow-log-delete FLOW_LOG [-f, --force]

Where:

• FLOW_LOG is the ID of the flow log instance.
• --force, -f forces the operation without confirmation.

Using the API

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To delete a flow log collector by using the API, follow these steps:

1. Set up your API environment with the right variables.

2. Store your FlowLogID01 in a variable to be used in the command. For example:

   export FlowLogID01="<your_flow_log_id>"

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3. To delete a flow log collector:

   curl -sS -X DELETE \
     -H "Authorization: $iam_token" \
     "$vpc_api_endpoint/v1/flow_log_collectors/$FlowLogID01?version=$api_version&generation=2" | jq

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