ZONE must be a valid Google Cloud zone that is supported by
Parallelstore. See Supported locations for a
full list.
INSTANCE_NAME is the name of the Parallelstore instance to
delete.
Delete requests are long-running requests, and return an operation ID that
can be queried for operation status. See the
operations.get reference for details.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-29 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Manage Parallelstore instances\n\nParallelstore allows you to list all instances, retrieve specific instances, and\ndelete specific instances.\n\nParallelstore instances cannot be updated after they've been created.\n\nList instances\n--------------\n\nTo list all the instances in a project: \n\n### Google Cloud console\n\n1. Go to the **Parallelstore** page in the Google Cloud console.\n\n [Go to Parallelstore](https://console.cloud.google.com/parallelstore/)\n\n Your project's instances are listed.\n\n### gcloud CLI\n\n gcloud beta parallelstore instances list --location=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e\n\nReplace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e with a specific zone to list all instances in that\nlocation. To view projects in **all** locations, enter `-` as the value. For\nexample: \n\n gcloud beta parallelstore instances list --location=-\n\n### REST\n\nTo list instances using the REST API, send a request to the following\nendpoint: \n\n GET https://parallelstore.googleapis.com/v1beta/projects/\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e/locations/\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eZONE\u003c/var\u003e/instances\n Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN]\n\nWhere the following values must be specified:\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e is your Google Cloud project ID.\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eZONE\u003c/var\u003e is the zone for which to list all instances. To list\n instances from all zones, use `-` as the value.\n\nRetrieve an instance\n--------------------\n\nTo retrieve an instance's details: \n\n### Google Cloud console\n\n1. Go to the **Parallelstore** page in the Google Cloud console.\n\n [Go to Parallelstore](https://console.cloud.google.com/parallelstore/)\n2. Click the instance name to view details about a specific instance.\n\n### gcloud CLI\n\n gcloud beta parallelstore instances describe \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eINSTANCE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e --location=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e\n\n### REST\n\nTo retrieve details about a particular instance using the REST API, send a\nrequest to the following endpoint: \n\n GET https://parallelstore.googleapis.com/v1beta/projects/\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e/locations/\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eZONE\u003c/var\u003e/instances/\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eINSTANCE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e\n Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN]\n\nWhere the following values must be specified:\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e is your Google Cloud project ID.\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eZONE\u003c/var\u003e must be a valid Google Cloud zone that is supported by\n Parallelstore. See [Supported locations](/parallelstore/docs/locations) for a\n full list.\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eINSTANCE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e is the name of the Parallelstore instance to return.\n\nDelete an instance\n------------------\n\nTo delete an instance: \n\n### Google Cloud console\n\n1. Go to the **Parallelstore** page in the Google Cloud console.\n\n [Go to Parallelstore](https://console.cloud.google.com/parallelstore/)\n2. Select the checkbox next to the instance to delete.\n\n3. Click **Delete** . Confirm the deletion by entering the instance name in\n the **Confirm** field and clicking **Delete** again.\n\n### gcloud CLI\n\n gcloud beta parallelstore instances delete \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eINSTANCE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e --location=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eLOCATION\u003c/var\u003e\n\nYou are prompted to confirm deletion. Type `Y` or press enter to continue.\n\n### REST\n\nTo create an instance using the REST API, send a request to the following\nendpoint: \n\n DELETE https://parallelstore.googleapis.com/v1beta/projects/\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e/locations/\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eZONE\u003c/var\u003e/instances/\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eINSTANCE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e\n Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN]\n\nWhere the following values must be specified:\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e is your Google Cloud project ID.\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eZONE\u003c/var\u003e must be a valid Google Cloud zone that is supported by\n Parallelstore. See [Supported locations](/parallelstore/docs/locations) for a\n full list.\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eINSTANCE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e is the name of the Parallelstore instance to\n delete.\n\nDelete requests are long-running requests, and return an operation ID that\ncan be queried for operation status. See the\n[operations.get](/parallelstore/docs/reference/rest/v1beta/projects.locations.operations/get) reference for details."]]
