# Deleting a federated catalog
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 You can delete the federated catalogs that you created in the AWS Glue Data Catalog using the `glue:DeleteCatalog` operation or the AWS Lake Formation console. 

**To delete a federated catalog (console)**

1. Open the Lake Formation console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/lakeformation/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/lakeformation/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Catalogs** under **Data Catalog**.

1. Choose the catalog that you want to delete from the catalogs list.

1. Choose **Delete** from **Actions**. 

1. Choose **Drop** to confirm and the federated catalog will be deleted from the Data Catalog.  
![\[The delete catalog confirmation.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/latest/dg/images/delete-fed-catalog.png)

**To delete a federated catalog (CLI)**
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  ```
  aws glue delete-catalog 
   --catalog-id 123456789012:catalog name
  ```