---
title: "deleteStream | Grafana k6 documentation"
description: "KinesisClient.deleteStream deletes a Kinesis stream"
---

# deleteStream

`KinesisClient.deleteStream(streamName)` deletes a Kinesis stream.

### Parameters

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| Parameter  | Type   | Description                               |
|------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|
| streamName | string | The name of the Kinesis stream to delete. |

### Returns

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| Type            | Description                                                           |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `Promise<void>` | A Promise that fulfills when the stream deletion request is complete. |

### Example

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```javascript
import {
  AWSConfig,
  KinesisClient,
} from 'https://jslib.k6.io/aws/0.14.0/kinesis.js';

const awsConfig = new AWSConfig({
  region: __ENV.AWS_REGION,
  accessKeyId: __ENV.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
  secretAccessKey: __ENV.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
});

const kinesis = new KinesisClient(awsConfig);

export default async function () {
  const streamName = 'my-test-stream';

  // Delete the stream
  await kinesis.deleteStream(streamName);
  console.log(`Stream ${streamName} deleted`);
}
```