## DeleteRunner

`runners.delete(RunnerDeleteParams**kwargs)  -> object`

**post** `/gitpod.v1.RunnerService/DeleteRunner`

Deletes a runner permanently.

Use this method to:

- Remove unused runners
- Clean up runner registrations
- Delete obsolete runners

### Examples

- Delete runner:

  Permanently removes a runner.

  ```yaml
  runnerId: "d2c94c27-3b76-4a42-b88c-95a85e392c68"
  ```

### Parameters

- `force: Optional[bool]`

  force indicates whether the runner should be deleted forcefully.
  When force deleting a Runner, all Environments on the runner are also force deleted and
  regular Runner lifecycle is not respected.
  Force deleting can result in data loss.

- `runner_id: Optional[str]`

### Returns

- `object`

### Example

```python
import os
from gitpod import Gitpod

client = Gitpod(
    bearer_token=os.environ.get("GITPOD_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
runner = client.runners.delete(
    runner_id="d2c94c27-3b76-4a42-b88c-95a85e392c68",
)
print(runner)
```

#### Response

```json
{}
```