How to target destroy resources in terraform cloud, should I use TF_CLI_ARGS environment variable

Question

I would like to destroy specific resources through terraform cloud. I found that TF_CLI_ARGS_plan will do a target plan. But I cannot find any variable to target destroy. Kindly let me know if this is possible in terraform cloud.

I tried TF_CLI_ARGS_destroy but it seems that variable is not working.

Answer 1

The above commands are used to create environment variables and to customize behavior

TF_CLI_ARGS_init
TF_CLI_ARGS_plan
TF_CLI_ARGS_apply

So that the targeted plan and apply can be made.

Terraform Cloud uses the export command to populate the shell with environment variables.

creating an environment variable named TF_CLI_ARGS_plan is to target a particular resource, same way you can make use of terraform destroy command with target option , which uses terraform apply in destroy mode:

Below Command worked for me:

terraform destroy -target <give RESOURCE_TYPE.NAME> -target <RESOURCE_TYPE2.NAME  if required>

Reference: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/12917

Answer 2

Put the destroy into the TF_CLI_ARGS_plan=-destroy --target....