---
title: pingcli config delete-profile
description: Delete a custom configuration profile.
component: pingcli
page_id: pingcli:command_reference:pingcli_config_delete-profile
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/command_reference/pingcli_config_delete-profile.html
revdate: September 18, 2025
section_ids:
  synopsis: Synopsis
  examples: Examples
  options: Options
  options-inherited-from-parent-commands: Options inherited from parent commands
  more-information: More information
---

# pingcli config delete-profile

Delete a custom configuration profile.

## Synopsis

Delete an existing custom configuration profile from the CLI.

The profile to delete will be removed from the CLI configuration file.

```
pingcli config delete-profile [flags] [profile-name]
```

## Examples

```
  Delete a configuration profile by selecting from the available profiles.
    pingcli config delete-profile

  Delete a configuration profile by specifying the name of an existing configured profile.
    pingcli config delete-profile myprofile

  Delete a configuration profile by auto-accepting the deletion.
    pingcli config delete-profile --yes myprofile
```

## Options

```
  -y, --yes    Auto-accept the profile deletion confirmation prompt. (default false)
  -h, --help   help for delete-profile
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -C, --config string          The relative or full path to a custom Ping CLI configuration file. (default $HOME/.pingcli/config.yaml)
  -D, --detailed-exitcode      Enable detailed exit code output. (default false) 0 - pingcli command succeeded with no errors or warnings. 1 - pingcli command failed with errors. 2 - pingcli command succeeded with warnings.
  -O, --output-format string   Specify the console output format. (default text) Options are: json, text.
  -P, --profile string         The name of a configuration profile to use.
  -U, --unmask-values          Unmask secret values. (default false)
      --no-color               Disable text output in color. (default false)
```

## More information

* [pingcli config](pingcli_config.html) - Manage the CLI configuration.