---
title: "deleteBlockStorageSnapshotInstances"
slug: "cli-vserver-snapshot-deleteblockstoragesnapshotinstances"
tags: ["Block Storage", "VPC", "Server"]
updated: 2026-09-17T10:08:35Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:08:35Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/cli-vserver-snapshot-deleteblockstoragesnapshotinstances"
---

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# deleteBlockStorageSnapshotInstances

Available in VPC

Delete a block storage snapshot instance. KVM-based snapshots used to create the server image can't be deleted.

## Syntax

The `deleteBlockStorageSnapshotInstances` syntax is as follows:

```
./ncloud vserver deleteBlockStorageSnapshotInstances \
    --blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNoList <block-storage-snapshot-instance-no-list> \
    [--regionCode <KR|SGN|JPN>] \
    [--output <json|xml>]
```

## Options

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

### Required options

The following options are required for `deleteBlockStorageSnapshotInstances`.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNoList` | List | Required | Snapshot instance number list - You can enter multiple items separated by spaces. (e.g., `--blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNoList 1234 2345`) - See [getBlockStorageSnapshotInstanceList](/docs/en/cli-vserver-snapshot-getblockstoragesnapshotinstancelist). |

### Common options

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

## Examples

If the request to delete a block storage snapshot instance is successful, the identification information and termination status of the deleted snapshot are returned.

### Command

The command example is as follows:

```
./ncloud vserver deleteBlockStorageSnapshotInstances \
    --blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNoList 90123456 \
    --regionCode KR \
    --output json
```

### Output

The output example is as follows:

```
{
  "deleteBlockStorageSnapshotInstancesResponse": {
    "totalRows": 1,
    "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceList": [
      {
        "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNo": "90123456",
        "blockStorageSnapshotName": "test-snapshot-01",
        "blockStorageSnapshotVolumeSize": 10737418240,
        "originalBlockStorageInstanceNo": "89012345",
        "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatus": {
          "code": "CREAT",
          "codeName": "Block storage CREATED status"
        },
        "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceOperation": {
          "code": "TERMT",
          "codeName": "Block storage TERMINATE OP"
        },
        "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceStatusName": "terminating",
        "createDate": "2026-05-14T20:40:11+0900",
        "isEncryptedOriginalBlockStorageVolume": false,
        "blockStorageSnapshotDescription": "Test snapshot",
        "snapshotType": {
          "code": "FULL",
          "codeName": "Full Storage Snapshot"
        },
        "snapshotChainDepth": 0,
        "isBootable": true,
        "hypervisorType": {
          "code": "KVM",
          "codeName": "KVM"
        },
        "blockStorageVolumeType": {
          "code": "CB1",
          "codeName": "Common BlockStorage 1"
        }
      }
    ],
    "requestId": "d4e5f6a7-b8c9-0123-defa-456789012345",
    "returnCode": "0",
    "returnMessage": "success"
  }
}
```