vkDestroyPipeline(3)

# vkDestroyPipeline(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkDestroyPipeline - Destroy a pipeline object

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## C Specification

To destroy a pipeline, call:

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    void vkDestroyPipeline(
        VkDevice                                    device,
        VkPipeline                                  pipeline,
        const VkAllocationCallbacks*                pAllocator);

## Parameters

- `device` is the logical device that destroys the pipeline.

- `pipeline` is the handle of the pipeline to destroy.

- `pAllocator` controls host memory allocation as described in the Memory Allocation chapter.

## Description

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkDestroyPipeline-pipeline-00765
  All submitted commands that refer to `pipeline` must have completed execution

- VUID-vkDestroyPipeline-pipeline-00766
  If `VkAllocationCallbacks` were provided when `pipeline` was created, a compatible set of callbacks must be provided here

- VUID-vkDestroyPipeline-pipeline-00767
  If no `VkAllocationCallbacks` were provided when `pipeline` was created, `pAllocator` must be `NULL`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkDestroyPipeline-device-parameter
  `device` must be a valid VkDevice handle

- VUID-vkDestroyPipeline-pipeline-parameter
  If `pipeline` is not VK_NULL_HANDLE, `pipeline` must be a valid VkPipeline handle

- VUID-vkDestroyPipeline-pAllocator-parameter
  If `pAllocator` is not `NULL`, `pAllocator` must be a valid pointer to a valid VkAllocationCallbacks structure

- VUID-vkDestroyPipeline-pipeline-parent
  If `pipeline` is a valid handle, it must have been created, allocated, or retrieved from `device`

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `pipeline` must be externally synchronized

## See Also

VK_VERSION_1_0, VkAllocationCallbacks, VkDevice, VkPipeline

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0