---
title: "lean delete-project"
description: "API reference for the command `lean delete-project` in command line console."
canonical: https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/lean-cli/api-reference/lean-delete-project
markdown: https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/lean-cli/api-reference/lean-delete-project.md
language: python
source: https://github.com/QuantConnect/Documentation/tree/master/05%20Lean%20CLI/99%20API%20Reference/28%20lean%20delete-project
modified: 2026-10-28
index: https://www.quantconnect.com/llms.txt
---

# lean delete-project

[Documentation](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2.md) > [Lean CLI](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/lean-cli.md) > [API Reference](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/lean-cli/api-reference.md) > lean delete-project

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## Introduction

Alias for 'project-delete'

```
$ lean delete-project [OPTIONS] PROJECT
```

To use the CLI, you must be a member in an [organization](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/organizations/tier-features.md) on a paid tier.

## Description

Deletes a project from your local machine and in the cloud. If you are a collaborator on the project, this command doesn't delete the project for the other collaborators, but it removes you as a collaborator.

## Options

The `lean delete-project` command supports the following options:

| Option | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `--verbose` | Enable debug logging |
| `--help` | Display the help text of the `lean delete-project` command and exit |