---
schema_version: "1"
id: 178bd2dd76814b5c3884787f0ce737549ac17a7bfa5548a9ec3e1aac6262aeb3
title: Delete a ServiceNow Sandbox Service
collection: admin
version: current
locale: en-us
portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/platform/264-0-0/br_o_servicenow_services_delete.md
canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.br_o_servicenow_services_delete.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5
source_site: help.salesforce.com
content_type: documentation
content_hash: e06af8cda53abd880782709fddc2c91e125a6865a5ca7d3a24a0ad141b9b68f1
description: Free up resources and storage space after a sandbox service is outdated or refreshed. Deleting a sandbox service permanently removes all data associated with it.
products:
  - Security
  - Salesforce Platform
release: "264"
---
# Delete a ServiceNow Sandbox Service

Free up resources and storage space after a sandbox service is outdated or refreshed. Deleting a sandbox service permanently removes all data associated with it.

Sandbox Data and Metadata services can both be deleted.

1. Select the sandbox service you want to delete.
2. Select the Options tab and then select the General tab.
3. In the General tab click the three dots and select Pause or Archive Service.
    
    If it isn't enabled (if it’s grayed out), contact your business unit’s Admin or Master Admin (as required) to enable the self-served archiving function.
4. Click Delete This Service and its Backups.
5. A popup confirmation dialog appears, prompting you to confirm that you wish to remove (delete) the sandbox service.
6. Click Remove to delete the sandbox service.
    
    ![Warning](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-own_from_salesforce-264-0-0-production-enus/8ac98673-ede2-4046-a41e-2d5c846f24ff/images/icon_warning.png)
    
    Warning Once you remove (delete) a sandbox service, all the data for this service will be permanently deleted!
    
    After the service has been deleted, a confirmation message appears at the bottom of the screen.