Deleting a flow log collector

You can delete a flow log collector by using the UI, the CLI, or the API.

Notes:

Any logs that were collected, but weren't sent to IBM Cloud® Object Storage yet, are dropped immediately on deletion. If dropping immediately is a problem, you can suspend the collector instead.
Flow logs that were shipped to your IBM Cloud® Object Storage buckets are not deleted.

Deleting a flow log collector in the console

To delete a flow log collector, click the Actions menu next to the collector that you want to delete, then click Delete. Click Delete again to confirm the deletion.

Deleting a flow log collector from the CLI

Before you begin, set up your CLI environment.

To delete a flow log collector by using the CLI, run the following command:

ibmcloud is flow-log-delete FLOW_LOG [-f, --force]

Where:

FLOW_LOG: ID of the flow log instance. --force, -f; Forces the operation without confirmation.

Deleting a flow log collector with the API

To delete a flow log collector by using the API, follow these steps:

Set up your API environment with the right variables.
Store your FlowLogID01 in a variable to be used in the API command:
```
export FlowLogID01="<your_flow_log_id>"
```
To delete a flow log collector:
```
curl -sS -X DELETE \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $iam_token" \
"$vpc_api_endpoint/v1/flow_log_collectors/$FlowLogID01?version=$api_version&generation=2" | jq
```
The example uses jq as a parser, a third-party tool licensed under the MIT license. Some operating systems do not include jq by default. Install jq before use or substitute another JSON parser.