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# Consul Intention Delete

Command: `consul intention delete`

The `intention delete` command deletes a matching intention.

## Usage

Usage:

- `consul intention delete [options] SRC DST`
- `consul intention delete [options] ID`

`SRC` and `DST` can both take [several forms](/docs/commands/intention#source-and-destination-naming).

#### API Options

@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'

#### Enterprise Options

@include 'http_api_namespace_options.mdx'

## Examples

Delete an intention from "web" to "db" with any action:

```shell-session
$ consul intention delete web db
```

Delete an intention by unique ID:

```shell-session
$ consul intention delete 4ffed935-439c-695d-4f51-f4fc0b12a7a7
```