---
title: "Implements virtual machine DELETE method"
method: DELETE
path: "/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.VMwareCloudSimple/virtualMachines/{virtualMachineName}"
tags: ["VirtualMachines"]
---

# Implements virtual machine DELETE method

`DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.VMwareCloudSimple/virtualMachines/{virtualMachineName}`

Delete virtual machine

## Path parameters

- `subscriptionId` string, required
- `resourceGroupName` string, required
- `virtualMachineName` string, required

## Query parameters

- `api-version` string, required

## Headers

- `Referer` string, required

## Response `202`

accepted. the operation will complete asynchronously

## Other responses

- `204` — no content. resource does not exist and the request is well formed
- `default` — General Error

## Changes

- **2019-10-01** (2019-04-01) `7f9c99d00f07` — 3 info
  - api operation id `virtualMachine_Delete` removed and replaced with `VirtualMachines_Delete`
  - api tag `VirtualMachines` added
  - api tag `virtualMachine` removed
- **2019-06-20** (2019-04-01) `efec17f26250` — 3 info
  - api operation id `VirtualMachines_Delete` removed and replaced with `virtualMachine_Delete`
  - api tag `virtualMachine` added
  - api tag `VirtualMachines` removed

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/vmwarecloudsimple/changes/subscriptions/:subscriptionId/resourceGroups/:resourceGroupName/providers/Microsoft.VMwareCloudSimple/virtualMachines/:virtualMachineName/delete.md)

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