---
title: "service rm"
description: "The service rm command description and usage"
keywords: "service, rm"
---

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# service rm

```Markdown
Usage:	docker service rm SERVICE [SERVICE...]

Remove one or more services

Aliases:
  rm, remove

Options:
      --help   Print usage
```

## Description

Removes the specified services from the swarm.

> **Note**: This is a cluster management command, and must be executed on a swarm
> manager node. To learn about managers and workers, refer to the [Swarm mode
> section](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/) in the documentation.

## Examples

Remove the `redis` service:

```bash
$ docker service rm redis

redis

$ docker service ls

ID  NAME  MODE  REPLICAS  IMAGE
```

> **Warning**: Unlike `docker rm`, this command does not ask for confirmation
> before removing a running service.

## Related commands

* [service create](service_create.md)
* [service inspect](service_inspect.md)
* [service logs](service_logs.md)
* [service ls](service_ls.md)
* [service ps](service_ps.md)
* [service rollback](service_rollback.md)
* [service scale](service_scale.md)
* [service update](service_update.md)