diff --git a/orcli b/orcli
index 69b9116..24c97a7 100755
--- a/orcli
+++ b/orcli
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ orcli_delete_usage() {
     echo
 
     # :command.usage_flags
+    # :flag.usage
+    echo "  --force, -f"
+    printf "    delete all projects with the same name\n"
+    echo
+
     # :flag.usage
     echo "  --quiet, -q"
     printf "    suppress log output, print errors only\n"
@@ -728,22 +733,22 @@ function get_csrf() {
 # get project id (derived from project name if needed)
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 function get_id() {
-  local response projects ids
+  local response projects projectid
   if ! response="$(curl -fs --get "${OPENREFINE_URL}/command/core/get-all-project-metadata")"; then
     error "no OpenRefine reachable/running at ${OPENREFINE_URL}"
   fi
   if ! projects="$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.projects | keys[] as $k | "\($k):\(.[$k] | .name)"' | grep -e ":$1$" -e "^$1:")"; then
     error "project $1 not found"
   fi
-  ids=$(echo "$projects" | cut -d : -f 1)
-  if ! [[ "${#ids}" == 13 ]]; then
+  projectid=$(echo "$projects" | cut -d : -f 1)
+  if ! [[ "${#projectid}" == 13 ]]; then
     error "multiple projects found" "$projects"
   fi
-  echo "$ids"
+  echo "$projectid"
 }
 
 function get_ids() {
-  local response projects ids
+  local response projects
   if ! response="$(curl -fs --get "${OPENREFINE_URL}/command/core/get-all-project-metadata")"; then
     error "no OpenRefine reachable/running at ${OPENREFINE_URL}"
   fi
@@ -954,7 +959,7 @@ send_completions() {
   echo $'      ;;'
   echo $''
   echo $'    \'delete\'*)'
-  echo $'      while read -r; do COMPREPLY+=( "$REPLY" ); done < <( compgen -W "$(_orcli_completions_filter "--help --quiet -h -q")" -- "$cur" )'
+  echo $'      while read -r; do COMPREPLY+=( "$REPLY" ); done < <( compgen -W "$(_orcli_completions_filter "--force --help --quiet -f -h -q")" -- "$cur" )'
   echo $'      ;;'
   echo $''
   echo $'    \'import\'*)'
@@ -1008,10 +1013,14 @@ orcli_delete_command() {
   # src/delete_command.sh
   # shellcheck shell=bash disable=SC2154
 
-  # get project ids
-  projectids="$(get_ids "${args[project]}")"
+  # get project id(s)
+  if [[ ${args[--force]} ]]; then
+      projectids="$(get_ids "${args[project]}")"
+  else
+      projectids="$(get_id "${args[project]}")"
+  fi
 
-  # loop over multiple project ids
+  # loop over one or more project ids
   for projectid in ${projectids}; do
       # get csrf token and post data
       if response="$(curl -fs --data "project=${projectid}" "${OPENREFINE_URL}/command/core/delete-project$(get_csrf)")"; then
@@ -1679,6 +1688,14 @@ orcli_delete_parse_requirements() {
   while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     key="$1"
     case "$key" in
+      # :flag.case
+      --force | -f)
+
+        # :flag.case_no_arg
+        args[--force]=1
+        shift
+        ;;
+
       # :flag.case
       --quiet | -q)
 
diff --git a/src/bashly.yml b/src/bashly.yml
index 3ce01dc..0cadfb8 100644
--- a/src/bashly.yml
+++ b/src/bashly.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ commands:
         help: project name or id
         required: true
     flags:
+      - long: --force
+        short: -f
+        help: delete all projects with the same name
       - long: --quiet
         short: -q
         help: suppress log output, print errors only
diff --git a/src/delete_command.sh b/src/delete_command.sh
index 3f57b52..4a5c1f8 100644
--- a/src/delete_command.sh
+++ b/src/delete_command.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 # shellcheck shell=bash disable=SC2154
 
-# get project ids
-projectids="$(get_ids "${args[project]}")"
+# get project id(s)
+if [[ ${args[--force]} ]]; then
+    projectids="$(get_ids "${args[project]}")"
+else
+    projectids="$(get_id "${args[project]}")"
+fi
 
-# loop over multiple project ids
+# loop over one or more project ids
 for projectid in ${projectids}; do
     # get csrf token and post data
     if response="$(curl -fs --data "project=${projectid}" "${OPENREFINE_URL}/command/core/delete-project$(get_csrf)")"; then
diff --git a/src/lib/get_id.sh b/src/lib/get_id.sh
index 72d3ba1..cc09e04 100644
--- a/src/lib/get_id.sh
+++ b/src/lib/get_id.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 # get project id (derived from project name if needed)
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 function get_id() {
-  local response projects ids
+  local response projects projectid
   if ! response="$(curl -fs --get "${OPENREFINE_URL}/command/core/get-all-project-metadata")"; then
     error "no OpenRefine reachable/running at ${OPENREFINE_URL}"
   fi
   if ! projects="$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.projects | keys[] as $k | "\($k):\(.[$k] | .name)"' | grep -e ":$1$" -e "^$1:")"; then
     error "project $1 not found"
   fi
-  ids=$(echo "$projects" | cut -d : -f 1)
-  if ! [[ "${#ids}" == 13 ]]; then
+  projectid=$(echo "$projects" | cut -d : -f 1)
+  if ! [[ "${#projectid}" == 13 ]]; then
     error "multiple projects found" "$projects"
   fi
-  echo "$ids"
+  echo "$projectid"
 }
 
 function get_ids() {
-  local response projects ids
+  local response projects
   if ! response="$(curl -fs --get "${OPENREFINE_URL}/command/core/get-all-project-metadata")"; then
     error "no OpenRefine reachable/running at ${OPENREFINE_URL}"
   fi
diff --git a/src/lib/send_completions.sh b/src/lib/send_completions.sh
index 6ab5a7e..23b26fd 100644
--- a/src/lib/send_completions.sh
+++ b/src/lib/send_completions.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ send_completions() {
   echo $'      ;;'
   echo $''
   echo $'    \'delete\'*)'
-  echo $'      while read -r; do COMPREPLY+=( "$REPLY" ); done < <( compgen -W "$(_orcli_completions_filter "--help --quiet -h -q")" -- "$cur" )'
+  echo $'      while read -r; do COMPREPLY+=( "$REPLY" ); done < <( compgen -W "$(_orcli_completions_filter "--force --help --quiet -f -h -q")" -- "$cur" )'
   echo $'      ;;'
   echo $''
   echo $'    \'import\'*)'
diff --git a/tests/delete.sh b/tests/delete.sh
index a636ecd..226f0be 100644
--- a/tests/delete.sh
+++ b/tests/delete.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ orcli import csv "${t}.csv"
 orcli list | grep "${t} csv"
 orcli delete "${t} csv"
 orcli list | grep "${t} csv" > "${t}.output" || exit 0
+orcli import csv "${t}.csv"
+orcli import csv "${t}.csv"
+orcli list | grep "${t} csv"
+orcli delete --force "${t} csv"
+orcli list | grep "${t} csv" >> "${t}.output" || exit 0
 
 # test
 diff -u "${t}.assert" "${t}.output"