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privy apps delete

Permanently delete a development app and its users; requires explicit app ID and exact name confirmation.

Terminal window
privy apps delete [options]
Option Description
--dry-run Validate and print the API request without network access or credentials.
--yes Confirm this mutation or export.
--confirm-name <name> Exact resource name, checked against a fresh preflight read.

Global options such as --app, --account and --profile also apply. See the command reference overview.

Terminal window
privy --app <app-id> apps delete --dry-run
privy --app <app-id> apps delete --confirm-name disposable-app --yes
  • Changes data: yes. Preview with --dry-run, then run with --yes and any required confirmations.
  • Scope: app
  • Before it runs: Require explicit --app, --yes and --confirm-name matching a fresh configuration read; identify its account.
  • Production apps: Not supported; only dev apps can be deleted.
  • Verification: App must be absent from a fresh listing of the same still-visible account.
  • Retries: None.

Inspect the full contract locally with privy schema apps delete.

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