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page_title: workers delete - Command
description: >-
  The "workers delete" command deletes existing worker resources.
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# workers delete

Command: `boundary workers delete`

The `boundary workers delete` command lets you delete a Boundary worker by its given ID.

## Example

This example deletes a worker with the ID `w_1234567890`:

```shell-session
$ boundary workers delete -id w_1234567890
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary workers delete [options] [args]
```

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### Command options

- `id=<string>` - The ID of the worker you want to delete.

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