How to Destroy a Vector Database Cluster
Last verified 13 Jul 2026
DigitalOcean Vector Databases are managed clusters purpose-built for vector similarity search, supporting Weaviate, OpenSearch, and PostgreSQL (pgvector) for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, and other AI workloads.
DigitalOcean Vector Databases are billed by the hour while they exist. Destroy the cluster when you no longer need it. Destroying a cluster permanently deletes all indexes and vectors.
Destroy a Cluster
To destroy a cluster, go to the Vector Databases page and locate the cluster you want to destroy.
To the right of the cluster, click …, and then click Destroy.
Then, enter the name of your cluster to confirm deletion.
In the Tell us why you’re destroying this database cluster section, choose an option.
Then, click Destroy.