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# Consul ACL Role Delete

Command: `consul acl role delete`

The `acl role delete` command deletes a role. Roles may be deleted by their ID or by name.

## Usage

Usage: `consul acl role delete [options]`

#### API Options

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<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_server" %>

#### Command Options

* `-id=<string>` - The ID of the role to delete. It may be specified as a
  unique ID prefix but will error if the prefix matches multiple role IDs.

* `-name=<string>` - The Name of the role to delete.

## Examples

Delete a role by prefix:

```sh
$ consul acl role delete -id 57147
Role "57147d87-6bf7-f794-1a6e-7d038c4e4ae9" deleted successfully
```

Delete a role by name:

```sh
$ consul acl role delete -name crawler
Role "a365fdc9-ac71-e754-0645-7ab6bd747301" deleted successfully
```