Delete a read replica

Using the Azure portal:

1. Select the Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance for which you want to delete a read replica.

2. In the resource menu, under the Settings section, select Replication.

   👁 Screenshot showing the Replication page.
   

3. In the Servers section, select the ellipsis to the side of the replica that you want to delete, select Delete.

   👁 Screenshot showing the location of the Delete button in the Replication page.
   

4. In the Delete <server> dialog, mark the I have read and understand that this server, as well as any databases it contains, will be deleted. checkbox to acknowledge that you understand the effects of the action, and select Delete.

   👁 Screenshot showing the Delete server dialog.
   

5. A notification informs you that the read replica is being deleted.

   👁 Screenshot showing a notification informing that the read replica is being deleted.
   

6. When the process completes, a notification informs you that the read replica was successfully deleted.

   👁 Screenshot showing a notification informing that the read replica was deleted successfully.
   

You can delete a read replica of your Azure PostgreSQL flexible server instance via the az postgres flexible-server delete command.

az postgres flexible-server delete \
 --resource-group <resource_group> \
 --name <server>