{"id":6335,"date":"2019-08-11T12:05:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T12:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=6335"},"modified":"2021-11-16T11:04:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T11:04:31","slug":"how-to-destroy-one-specific-resource-from-tf-file-in-terraform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/how-to-destroy-one-specific-resource-from-tf-file-in-terraform\/","title":{"rendered":"How to destroy one specific resource from TF file in Terraform?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Terraform destroy is a command that allows you to destroy either a full stack (based on your TF files), or single resources, using the -target option. You can even do:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\">$ terraform state <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">list<\/span>\n$ terraform destroy -target RESOURCE_TYPE.NAME\n$ terraform destroy -target RESOURCE_TYPE.NAME -target RESOURCE_TYPE2.NAME\n$ terraform state <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">list<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Option of skipping a resource while destroying terraform resources?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\">$ terraform state <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">list<\/span>\n$ terraform destroy -target=RESOURCE_TYPE.NAME -target=RESOURCE_TYPE2.NAME\n$ terraform state <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">list<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>How to remove single resources, single instances of a resource, entire modules, and more items from the Terraform state?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-comment\"># Remove a Resource<\/span>\n$ terraform state rm module.foo.packet_device.worker&#91;<span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>]\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># Remove a Module<\/span>\n$ terraform state rm module.foo<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>How to delete all resources except one?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-comment\"># list all resources<\/span>\nterraform state <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">list<\/span>\n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># remove that resource you don't want to destroy<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># you can add more to be excluded if required<\/span>\nterraform state rm &lt;resource_to_be_deleted&gt; \n\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\"># destroy the whole stack except above resource(s)<\/span>\nterraform destroy <\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n<div class=\"epyt-gallery\" data-currpage=\"1\" id=\"epyt_gallery_26264\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_92852\"  width=\"760\" height=\"427\"  data-origwidth=\"760\" data-origheight=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  data-epytgalleryid=\"epyt_gallery_26264\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><div class=\"epyt-gallery-list\"><div>Sorry, there was a YouTube error.<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terraform destroy is a command that allows you to destroy either a full stack (based on your TF files), or single resources, using the -target option. 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