#Delete Instance

If the instance is not enabled for persistence, or if you need to retain the instance's persistent data, execute the following command to delete the instance:

# delete kafka instance directly
kubectl delete -n <namespace> rdskafka <name>

If you want to delete the instance along with its persistent volume claim, execute the following commands:

# delete kafka instance directly
kubectl delete -n <namespace> rdskafka <name>

# patch delete pvc
kubectl delete -n <namespace> pvc -l strimzi.io/cluster=<name>,strimzi.io/kind=Kafka