```shell
   curl -X DELETE localhost:8080/apis/apps/v1/namespaces/default/deployments/nginx-deployment \
       -d '{"kind":"DeleteOptions","apiVersion":"v1","propagationPolicy":"Foreground"}' \
       -H "Content-Type: application/json"
   ```

   The output contains a `foregroundDeletion` {{<glossary_tooltip text="finalizer" term_id="finalizer">}}
   like this:

   ```
   "kind": "Deployment",
   "apiVersion": "apps/v1",
   "metadata": {
       "name": "nginx-deployment",
       "namespace": "default",
       "uid": "d1ce1b02-cae8-4288-8a53-30e84d8fa505",
       "resourceVersion": "1363097",
       "creationTimestamp": "2021-07-08T20:24:37Z",
       "deletionTimestamp": "2021-07-08T20:27:39Z",
       "finalizers": [
         "foregroundDeletion"
       ]
       ...
   ```


## Use background cascading deletion {#use-background-cascading-deletion}

1. [Create a sample Deployment](/docs/tasks/run-application/run-stateless-application-deployment/#creating-and-exploring-an-nginx-deployment).
1. Use either `kubectl` or the Kubernetes API to delete the Deployment,
   depending on the Kubernetes version your cluster runs. {{<version-check>}}


You can delete objects using background cascading deletion using `kubectl`
or the Kubernetes API.

Kubernetes uses background cascading deletion by default, and does so
even if you run the following commands without the `--cascade` flag or the
`propagationPolicy` argument.

**Using kubectl**

Run the following command:

```shell
kubectl delete deployment nginx-deployment --cascade=background
```

**Using the Kubernetes API**

1. Start a local proxy session:

   ```shell
   kubectl proxy --port=8080
   ```

1. Use `curl` to trigger deletion:

   ```shell
   curl -X DELETE localhost:8080/apis/apps/v1/namespaces/default/deployments/nginx-deployment \
       -d '{"kind":"DeleteOptions","apiVersion":"v1","propagationPolicy":"Background"}' \
       -H "Content-Type: application/json"
   ```

   The output is similar to this:

   ```
   "kind": "Status",