---
title: stack kb security-entity-store delete-security-entity-store-entities cli command
description: Delete an entity Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4089/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/kb/security-entity-store/delete-security-entity-store-entities
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack kb security-entity-store delete-security-entity-store-entities cli command
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</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack kb security-entity-store delete-security-entity-store-entities \
  --entity-id <entity-id> \
  [options]
```

Delete an entity
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--entity-id string required">
    The identifier of the entity to delete.
  </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>