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This command is marked as unstable and may change in future releases.

Command: `phala instances rm`

phala instances rm [options] <vm_uuid...>...

Delete one or more app instances by VM UUID

Argument	Description
`<vm_uuid......>`	VM UUID(s) of the instances to delete

Option	Description
`-f, --force`	Skip confirmation prompt
`-y, --yes`	Alias for —force (skip confirmation prompt)

Option	Description
`-h, --help`	Show help information for the current command
`-v, --version`	Show CLI version
`--api-token TOKEN, --api-key TOKEN`	API token for authenticating with Phala Cloud
`-j, --json, --no-json`	Output in JSON format
`--interactive`	Enable interactive mode for commands that support it
`--cvm-id <value>`	CVM identifier (UUID, app_id, instance_id, or name)
`--profile PROFILE`	Temporarily use a different auth profile for this command
`--api-version <value>`	API version to use (e.g. 2025-10-28, 2026-01-21)

phala instances rm 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

phala instances rm 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 661f9511-f30c-52e5-b827-557766551111

phala instances rm 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 --force