---
title: "DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/instancePools/{instancePoolName}"
method: DELETE
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/instancePools/{instancePoolName}"
tags: ["InstancePools"]
---

# DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/instancePools/{instancePoolName}

`DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Sql/instancePools/{instancePoolName}`

Deletes an instance pool

## Path parameters

- `resourceGroupName` string, required
- `instancePoolName` string, required
- `subscriptionId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Response `200`

Successfully deleted the instance pool.

## Other responses

- `202` — Accepted
- `204` — The specified instance pool does not exist.
- `default` — *** Error Responses: *** * 400 InstancePoolNotEmpty - An instance pool is not empty * 404 InstancePoolNotFound - An instance pool cannot be found * 404 InstancePoolNotFound - An instance pool cannot be found * 409 InstancePoolBusy - An instance pool is busy with another ongoing operation

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