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# Stop charges for your cluster

If you no longer need a cluster and don’t want it to be charged for any longer, you can delete your clusters and instances using the StreamNative Cloud Console or the StreamNative Cloud CLI tool (snctl).

<Note title="Note">
  * Before deleting a cluster, ensure you have proper backup and disaster recovery procedures in place to minimize the risk of data loss or service disruption.
  * Billing for usage is by hour and any charges for usage before you deleted your cluster and instance will still appear on your next bill.
</Note>

## Step 1: Log in to the StreamNative Cloud Console

Navigate to the [StreamNative Cloud Console login page](https://console.streamnative.cloud/?defaultMethod=signup). Follow the prompts to log in to the StreamNative Cloud Console.

## Step 2: Delete your Pulsar cluster

<Warning title="Warning">
  After you delete your Pulsar cluster, all data is lost.
</Warning>

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Delete a successfully-deployed Pulsar cluster">
    If your Pulsar cluster has been deployed successfully, follow these steps:

    1. On the left navigation pane, in the **Admin** area, click **Pulsar Clusters**.
    2. Select the **Details** tab.
    3. In the **Warning** section, click **Delete Cluster**. A dialog box displays asking, *Are you sure you want to delete this?*
    4. Enter the cluster name and then click **Confirm**.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Delete a Pulsar cluster that is being deployed">
    If your Pulsar cluster is being deployed, follow these steps:

    1. On the left navigation pane, click **Dashboard**.
    2. On the left navigation pane, in the **Admin** area, click **Pulsar Clusters**.
    3. In the **Warning** section, click **Delete Cluster**. A dialog box displays asking, *Are you sure you want to delete this?*
    4. Enter the cluster name and then click **Confirm**.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Step 3: Delete your instance

1. On the left navigation pane, click **Dashboard**.
2. On the **Instances** card, click the **Setting** icon to list all the instances available for the organization.
3. Click the ellipsis at the end of the row of the instance that you want to delete, and then click **Delete**.
4. Enter the instance name and then click **Confirm**.

## Related topics

For details about how to delete your Pulsar cluster and instance using the StreamNative Cloud CLI tool (snctl), see the following topics:

* [Delete a Pulsar cluster](/tools/cli/snctl/snctl-tutorials#delete-a-cluster).
* [Delete a Pulsar instance](/tools/cli/snctl/snctl-tutorials#delete-an-instance).