---
title: stack kb security-lists-api delete-list cli command
description: Delete a value list Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4075/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/kb/security-lists-api/delete-list
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack kb security-lists-api delete-list cli command
<cli-modifiers>
</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack kb security-lists-api delete-list --id <id> [options]
```

Delete a value list
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--id string required">
    Value list identifier to delete, including all of its list items.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--delete-references">
    Determines whether exception items referencing this value list should be deleted.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--ignore-references">
    Determines whether to delete value list without performing any additional checks of where this list may be utilized.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--yes">
    confirm destructive action without prompting
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>