Apps delete

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Use the ably apps delete command to permanently delete an Ably application.

Synopsis

ably apps delete [app-id] [options]

The ID of the application to delete. If not specified, the currently selected app is used.

The app ID to delete. This option overrides both the app-id argument and the currently selected app.

Skip the confirmation prompt and delete the application immediately. Required when using --json.

Output results as compact JSON. Mutually exclusive with --pretty-json.

Output results in formatted JSON. Mutually exclusive with --json.

Enable verbose logging. Can be combined with --json or --pretty-json.

Delete the currently selected app:

ably apps delete

Delete a specific app by ID:

ably apps delete aBcDe1

Delete an app without a confirmation prompt:

ably apps delete aBcDe1 --force

Delete a specific app using the --app option:

ably apps delete --app app-id

Delete an app using an access token environment variable:

ABLY_ACCESS_TOKEN="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" ably apps delete app-id

Delete an app and output the result in JSON format:

ably apps delete app-id --json

Delete an app and output the result in formatted JSON:

ably apps delete app-id --pretty-json