- TIBCO BusinessEvents®
- Standard
- Instance

# Instance.deleteInstance()

## Signature

`Concept deleteInstance (Concept instance)`

## Domain

ACTION, BUI

## Description

Retracts `instance` from the working memory and deletes it. Contained concept instances are also deleted. Referenced concept instances must be explicitly deleted

## Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`instance` | `Concept` | Concept instance to be retracted from the working memory and deleted.

## Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
`Concept` | `instance`.

## Cautions

none