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ApsaraDB RDS:Delete a database

Last Updated:Mar 28, 2026

Delete a database from an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance through the console. After deletion, ApsaraDB RDS reclaims the storage that was occupied by the database.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have:

Delete a database

  1. Go to the Instances page. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the RDS instance resides. Then, find the RDS instance and click the ID of the instance.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Databases.

  3. Find the database you want to delete and click Delete in the Actions column.

  4. In the message that appears, click OK.

What's next

To check the disk usage of your RDS instance after deletion, go to the Monitoring and Alerts page of the instance in the ApsaraDB RDS console. For more information, see View the Enhanced Monitoring metrics.