# Delete

Launch stage: GA

`POST /api/2.1/clusters/permanent-delete`

Permanently deletes a Spark cluster. This cluster is terminated and resources are asynchronously removed.

 In addition, users will no longer see permanently deleted clusters in the cluster list, and API users can no longer
 perform any action on permanently deleted clusters.

API scopes: clusters

## Request body

- `cluster_id` (string, optional)
  The cluster to be deleted.
  Example: `1202-211320-brick1`

## Response

```json
{}
```