# `delete_cluster_instances`
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```
delete_cluster_instances(cluster_name, region, force)
```

Initiate the forced termination of all cluster compute nodes. This action doesn't support AWS Batch clusters.Parameters:

**`cluster_name` (required)**  
The cluster name.

**`region`**  
The cluster AWS Region.

**`force`**  
If set to `True`, forces deletion when the cluster with the given `cluster_name` isn't found. The default is `False`.