tfts destroy

Destroy infrastructure

Destroy all resources managed by a stack.

Usage

npx tfts destroy [stack] [options]

Description

The destroy command synthesizes your configuration and runs terraform destroy to remove all infrastructure resources managed by the stack.

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--app	string	Command to run the tfts app	From cdktf.json
--output	string	Output directory	cdktf.out
--skipSynth	boolean	Skip synthesis step	false
--autoApprove	boolean	Skip interactive approval	false
--target	string	Target specific resources (repeatable)	-

Examples

Basic Usage

npx tfts destroy

You will be prompted to confirm destruction.

Specific Stack

npx tfts destroy staging

Auto-Approve

Skip the interactive confirmation:

npx tfts destroy --autoApprove

Target Specific Resources

Destroy only specific resources:

npx tfts destroy --target google_compute_instance.web

Safety

By default, destroy requires interactive confirmation. Use --autoApprove only in automated environments where you’re certain about the destruction.

To protect critical resources from accidental deletion, use lifecycle rules:

new ComputeInstance(this, "critical", {
  // ...
  lifecycle: {
    preventDestroy: true,
  },
});