--- layout: commands page_title: 'Commands: Config Delete' --- # Consul Config Delete Command: `consul config delete` Corresponding HTTP API Endpoint: [\[DELETE\] /v1/config/:kind/:name](/api-docs/config#delete-configuration) The `config delete` command deletes the configuration entry specified by the kind and name. See the [configuration entries docs](/docs/agent/config-entries) for more details about configuration entries. The table below shows this command's [required ACLs](/api#authentication). Configuration of [blocking queries](/api-docs/features/blocking) and [agent caching](/api-docs/features/caching) are not supported from commands, but may be from the corresponding HTTP endpoint. | ACL Required1 | | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | `service:write`
`operator:write`
`intentions:write` | 1 The ACL required depends on the config entry kind being deleted: | Config Entry Kind | Required ACL | | ------------------- | ------------------ | | ingress-gateway | `operator:write` | | proxy-defaults | `operator:write` | | service-defaults | `service:write` | | service-intentions | `intentions:write` | | service-resolver | `service:write` | | service-router | `service:write` | | service-splitter | `service:write` | | terminating-gateway | `operator:write ` | ## Usage Usage: `consul config delete [options]` #### API Options @include 'http_api_options_client.mdx' #### Enterprise Options @include 'http_api_namespace_options.mdx' @include 'http_api_partition_options.mdx' #### Config Delete Options - `-kind` - Specifies the kind of the config entry to read. - `-name` - Specifies the name of the config entry to delete. The name of the `proxy-defaults` config entry must be `global`, and the name of the `mesh` config entry must be `mesh`. - `-filename` - Specifies the file describing the config entry to delete. - `-cas` - Perform a Check-And-Set operation. Specifying this value also requires the -modify-index flag to be set. The default value is false. - `-modify-index=` - Unsigned integer representing the ModifyIndex of the config entry. This is used in combination with the -cas flag. ## Examples $ consul config delete -kind service-defaults -name web $ consul config delete -kind service-defaults -name web -cas -modify-index 26 $ consul config delete -filename service-defaults-web.hcl