---
title: "deleteNatGatewayInstance"
slug: "cli-vpc-natgateway-deletenatgatewayinstance"
tags: ["NAT Gateway", "VPC"]
updated: 2026-10-08T05:04:35Z
published: 2026-10-08T05:04:35Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/cli-vpc-natgateway-deletenatgatewayinstance"
---

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# deleteNatGatewayInstance

Available in VPC

Delete a NAT Gateway instance by specifying the NAT Gateway instance number.

## Syntax

The `deleteNatGatewayInstance` syntax is as follows:

```
./ncloud vpc deleteNatGatewayInstance \
    --natGatewayInstanceNo <nat-gateway-instance-no> \
    [--returnPublicIpInstance <true|false>] \
    [--regionCode <KR|SGN|JPN>] \
    [--output <json|xml>]
```

## Options

This section describes the options available when running `deleteNatGatewayInstance`.

### Required options

The following options are required for `deleteNatGatewayInstance`.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--natGatewayInstanceNo` | String | Required | NAT Gateway instance number - See [getNatGatewayInstanceList](/docs/en/cli-vpc-natgateway-getnatgatewayinstancelist). |

### Optional options

These are the optional options for `deleteNatGatewayInstance`. Options that are not specified will use their default values.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--returnPublicIpInstance` | Boolean | Optional | Whether to terminate along with the public IP instance - `true` (default) \| `false` - `true`: Deletes the Public IP instance assigned to the public NAT Gateway together. - `false`: Retains the public IP instance. |

### Common options

For information about the options common to all `vpc` subcommands, see [VPC options](/docs/en/cli-vpc#%EC%98%B5%EC%85%98).

## Examples

If the request to delete a NAT Gateway instance is successful, the configuration information and termination status of the NAT Gateway instance are returned.

### Command

The command example is as follows:

```
./ncloud vpc deleteNatGatewayInstance \
    --natGatewayInstanceNo 56789012 \
    --returnPublicIpInstance true \
    --regionCode KR \
    --output json
```

### Output

The output example is as follows:

```
{
  "deleteNatGatewayInstanceResponse": {
    "totalRows": 1,
    "natGatewayInstanceList": [
      {
        "vpcNo": "12345678",
        "vpcName": "test-vpc-01",
        "natGatewayInstanceNo": "56789012",
        "natGatewayName": "test-natgw-01",
        "publicIp": "192.0.2.10",
        "natGatewayInstanceStatus": {
          "code": "RUN",
          "codeName": "In operation"
        },
        "natGatewayInstanceStatusName": "Terminating",
        "natGatewayInstanceOperation": {
          "code": "TERMT",
          "codeName": "TERMINATE OP"
        },
        "createDate": "2026-07-07T14:48:38+0900",
        "natGatewayDescription": "Updated NAT Gateway description",
        "zoneCode": "KR-1",
        "natGatewayType": {
          "code": "PBLIP",
          "codeName": "Public"
        },
        "subnetName": "test-natgw-subnet",
        "subnetNo": "23456789",
        "privateIp": "10.0.3.6",
        "publicIpInstanceNo": "78901234",
        "natGatewayIpList": [
          {
            "type": "PRIMARY",
            "privateIp": "10.0.3.6",
            "publicIp": "192.0.2.10",
            "publicIpInstanceNo": "78901234"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "requestId": "e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-567890123456",
    "returnCode": "0",
    "returnMessage": "success"
  }
}
```