---
title: "Remove-VBRCloudTenant"
description: "This cmdlet removes cloud tenant accounts. You can remove the accounts of the following types: Simple cloud tenant accounts Cloud Director tenant accounts The tenant account is removed permanently from Veeam Backup & Replication."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/remove-vbrcloudtenant.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Cloud Connect > Veeam Cloud Connect Tenant Accounts > Remove-VBRCloudTenant"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Remove-VBRCloudTenant

## Short Description
Removes cloud tenant accounts.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Requires a cloud provider license.

## Syntax
```
Remove-VBRCloudTenant -CloudTenant <IVBRCloudTenant[]> [-IncludeBackups]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet removes cloud tenant accounts. You can remove the accounts of the following types:

- Simple cloud tenant accounts
- Cloud Director tenant accounts

The tenant account is removed permanently from Veeam Backup & Replication. The service provider cannot undo this operation.

When you remove a cloud tenant account that was using WAN accelerators, the WAN accelerators' cache is cleared automatically.

## Parameters

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      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">CloudTenant</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of tenant accounts you want to remove.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrcloudtenant.md"><code>VBRCloudTenant[]</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcloudtenant.md"><code>Get-VBRCloudTenant</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IVBRCloudTenant[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">IncludeBackups</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will remove all tenant backups.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Confirm</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: Microsoft PowerShell enables the <code>Confirm</code> parameter for this cmdlet by default. To disable this option, set the parameter value to <code>$false</code>. That is, <code>Confirm:$false</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">WhatIf</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Removing All Cloud Tenant Accounts

This example shows how to remove all cloud tenant accounts registered in Veeam Backup & Replication.

```
$cloudtenants = Get-VBRCloudTenant
Remove-VBRCloudTenant -CloudTenant $cloudtenants
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRCloudTenant`](get-vbrcloudtenant.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$cloudtenants` variable.
2. Run the `Remove-VBRCloudTenant` cmdlet. Set the `$cloudtenants` variable as the `CloudTenant` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Removing Cloud Director Tenant Account

This example shows how to remove a Cloud Director tenant account.

```
$vCDtenant = Get-VBRCloudTenant -Name "vCD Tenant"
Remove-VBRCloudTenant -CloudTenant $vCDtenant
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRCloudTenant`](get-vbrcloudtenant.md) cmdlet.  Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$vCDtenant` variable.
2. Run the `Remove-VBRCloudTenant` cmdlet. Set the `$vCDtenant` variable as the `CloudTenant` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Removing All Cloud Tenant Accounts by Repository

This example shows how to remove all cloud tenant accounts by specifying their backup repository.

```
$repository = Get-VBRBackupRepository -Name "Backups Vol2"
$tenant = Get-VBRCloudTenant -Repository $repository
Remove-VBRCloudTenant -CloudTenant $tenant
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRBackupRepository`](get-vbrbackuprepository.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$repository` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRCloudTenant`](get-vbrcloudtenant.md) cmdlet. Set the `$repository` variable as the `Repository` parameter value. Save the result to the `$tenant` variable.
3. Run the `Remove-VBRCloudTenant` cmdlet. Set the `$tenant` variable as the `CloudTenant` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRCloudTenant`](get-vbrcloudtenant.md)
- [`Get-VBRBackupRepository`](get-vbrbackuprepository.md)