How to Destroy Spaces
Validated on 1 Dec 2025 • Last edited on 2 Dec 2025
Spaces Object Storage is an S3-compatible service for storing and serving large amounts of data. The built-in Spaces CDN minimizes page load times, improves performance, and reduces bandwidth and infrastructure costs.
Destroying a Spaces bucket permanently and irrecoverably destroys the bucket and all of its objects. When you confirm the destruction of your last bucket, your Spaces subscription ends automatically and you are no longer charged.
To destroy a bucket, click its name on the Spaces page to go to its detail page, then click the Settings tab.
In the Destroy this Space section, click Destroy to open the Destroy Space configuration window. Enter the name of the bucket and click Destroy to confirm.
When you confirm the destruction, the bucket goes into a pending destruction stage. The bucket remains listed in the control panel with an estimated time of destruction, and it is greyed out so you can’t view its overview page or open its More menu.
The bucket’s scheduled destruction time is at least two weeks, depending on the size of the bucket. While a bucket is pending destruction, you cannot use it, it no longer counts toward your billing charges, and you cannot reuse its name.
For Spaces Cold Storage buckets, any objects deleted before the 30-day minimum storage period (including those removed as part of bucket destruction) continue to incur proportional charges until the 30-day minimum is met.
Any buckets destroyed through the S3 API are deleted immediately and cannot be recovered.
To cancel the destruction and regain access to your bucket, click Cancel Deletion before the scheduled deletion time.