| copyright | lastupdated | keywords | subcollection | ||
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2022-12-08 |
delete service |
discovery-data |
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{: #delete}
The procedure that you follow to delete a service instance differs depending on how the instance was deployed. {: shortdesc}
{: #delete-cloud}
When you delete a {{site.data.keyword.discoveryshort}} service instance, the data associated with your service is also removed.
Only the owner or someone with Administrator role-level access to the service instance can delete it.
To delete your {{site.data.keyword.discoveryshort}} service instance, complete the following steps:
- From the IBM Cloud Resource list{: external}, expand the AI/Machine Learning section.
- Find the service instance that you want to delete.
- Click the Actions menu icon, and then select Delete.
The data that is associated with the service instance is retained for 7 days. After the 7-day retention period, it is deleted. If a service instance is deleted by mistake, you can restore it as long as you do so before the 7-day window closes. For more information, see Using resource reclamations{: external} in the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} documentation.
For more information about how data is handled by {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}}, see the following information:
- Data Processing and Protection Datasheet{: external}.
- IBM Cloud Data security and privacy terms{: external}
For more information about how to delete a deployment of the service from Cloud Pak for Data as a Service, see Deleting a deployment{: external}.
{: #delete-cp4d}
Only the owner or an Administrator of the provisioned service instance can delete it.
To deprovision a service instance of {{site.data.keyword.discoveryshort}} for {{site.data.keyword.icp4dfull_notm}}, complete the following steps:
- From the {{site.data.keyword.icp4dfull_notm}} web client menu, click Services > Instances.
- Find your service instance, and then click the menu icon and choose Delete.
For more information about how to uninstall the service, see Uninstalling {{site.data.keyword.discoveryshort}}{: external}.