gcloud beta container backup-restore backups delete (BACKUP : --backup-plan=BACKUP_PLAN --location=LOCATION) [--async] [--etag=ETAG] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
(BETA) Delete a Backup for GKE backup.
my-backup in project
my-project in location
us-central1 under backup plan
my-backup-plan, run:
gcloud beta container backup-restore backups delete my-backup --backup-plan=my-backup-plan --project=my-project --location=us-central1projects/<project>/locations/<location>/backupPlans/<backupPlan>/backups/<backup>
or as a single ID name (with the parent resources provided via options or
through properties), e.g. BACKUP --project=<project>
--location=<location> --backup-plan=<backupPlan>. The
arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
other ways.
To set the project attribute:
backup on the command line with a fully
specified name;
--project on the command line;
core/project.
BACKUP
To set the backup attribute:
backup on the command line.
--backup-plan=BACKUP_PLANbackup-plan attribute:
backup on the command line with a fully
specified name;
--backup-plan on the command line;
gkebackup/backup_plan.
--location=LOCATIONlocation attribute:
backup on the command line with a fully
specified name;
--location on the command line;
gkebackup/location.
--async--etag=ETAG--access-token-file,
--account, --billing-project,
--configuration,
--flags-file,
--flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account,
--log-http,
--project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled,
--verbosity.
Run $ gcloud help for details.
gkebackup/v1 API. The full documentation for
this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/add-on/backup-for-gke
gcloud alpha container backup-restore backups delete
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.