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Delete Locks

You can currently only manage delete locks via the API or unikraft api.

Delete locks prevent accidental deletion of instances and volumes. When you set a delete lock on a resource, any attempt to delete it returns an error until you remove it.

Delete locks apply to:

Enabling a delete lock

You can set a delete lock on a resource via a PATCH operation:

unikraft api /v1/instances -X PATCH --metro fra \
  '[{
    "name": "<instance-name>",
    "prop": "delete_lock",
    "op": "set",
    "value": true 
  }]'

Removing a delete lock

Before you can delete a resource, you need to remove the delete lock by setting its value to false:

unikraft api /v1/instances -X PATCH --metro fra \
  '[{
    "name": "<instance-name>",
    "prop": "delete_lock",
    "op": "set",
    "value": false
  }]'

The autokill subsystem skips instances and service groups that have a delete lock set.

Learn more

Unikraft Cloud's REST API reference, in particular the sections on instances and volumes.

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Last modified on October 5, 2026

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