---
title: "Delete a Load Balancer"
description: "Delete a TIR Load Balancer in any status, including one that failed to create, and learn what goes with it and what stays in your project."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "tir-load-balancer"
platform: "TIR"
url: "/tir/tir-load-balancer/how-to/delete-a-load-balancer/"
topic: ["delete"]
---

# Delete a Load Balancer

Delete a Load Balancer when you are done with it. You can delete it in any status, including **Failed**, even while it still has rules, backend groups,
an attached Auto Scaling Group, or alerts.

## Before you begin

You need the delete permission on the Load Balancer service. See [TIR Access
Control](/tir/tir-iam/).

Deleting a Load Balancer is permanent.

## Delete the Load Balancer

1. In the side menu, under **Compute**, select **Load Balancer**.
2. In the **Actions** menu of the Load Balancer's row, select **Delete**. If you are on the details
   page, open the menu in the header and select **Delete** there.
3. In **Delete Load Balancer**, tick "I understand this action is irreversible".
4. Select **Delete**.

The Load Balancer stays in the list until it is gone.

## What happens when you delete a Load Balancer

- The Load Balancer's security groups are detached first, and then the Load Balancer is deleted.
- TIR tries to remove the alerts attached to the Load Balancer, and the alerts that were made only
  for it.
- The hourly billing of the Load Balancer ends. For prices, see
  [E2E's pricing page](https://www.e2enetworks.com/pricing).
- Every certificate in your project stays. The one exception is the free certificate of a custom
  domain you removed, which is deleted with that domain. See [Use a custom domain and
  certificate](/tir/tir-load-balancer/how-to/use-a-custom-domain-and-certificate/).

If the delete fails, the portal shows why. Try again, and
if it still fails, see [Troubleshooting TIR
Load Balancer](/tir/tir-load-balancer/troubleshooting/tir-load-balancer/).

To start again, [create a Load Balancer](/tir/tir-load-balancer/how-to/create-a-load-balancer/).