# chainctl iam identities delete

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Last Modified: April 15, 2026
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 chainctl iam identities delete Delete one or more identities.
chainctl iam identities delete {IDENTITY_NAME | IDENTITY_ID | --expired [--parent=PARENT]} [--yes] Examples # Delete an identity by name chainctl iam identities delete my-identity # Delete all expired static identities in an organization chainctl iam identities delete --expired --parent=my-org Options --expired Delete all expired identities. --parent string Name or ID of the parent location to delete expired identities from. -y, --yes Automatic yes to prompts; assume "yes" as answer to all prompts and run non-interactively. Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl iam identities	- Identity management.