---
title: "network disconnect"
description: "The network disconnect command description and usage"
keywords: "network, disconnect, user-defined"
---

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# network disconnect

```markdown
Usage:  docker network disconnect [OPTIONS] NETWORK CONTAINER

Disconnect a container from a network

Options:
  -f, --force   Force the container to disconnect from a network
      --help    Print usage
```

## Description

Disconnects a container from a network. The container must be running to
disconnect it from the network.

## Examples

```bash
  $ docker network disconnect multi-host-network container1
```


## Related commands

* [network inspect](network_inspect.md)
* [network connect](network_connect.md)
* [network create](network_create.md)
* [network ls](network_ls.md)
* [network rm](network_rm.md)
* [network prune](network_prune.md)
* [Understand Docker container networks](https://docs.docker.com/engine/userguide/networking/)