# How to delete UDT/ data type instances

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-delete-udt-data-type-instances/75294>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [June 20, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-delete-udt-data-type-instances/75294 "2023-06-20T17:58:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joseph\_Puente](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@Joseph\_Puente](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joseph_Puente)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-delete-udt-data-type-instances/75294/1 "2023-06-20T17:58:46Z")

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Messing around with creating some UDT's and now I can't figure out how to delete the UDT's i dont want anymore. Any help is appreciated!

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-delete-udt-data-type-instances/75294/2 "2023-06-20T18:06:17Z")

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Delete any instances you made first. Then you can delete the definitions.