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Deleting resource groups from AWS Resource Groups

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Deleting resource groups from AWS Resource Groups - AWS Resource Groups

You can use the AWS Resource Groups console or the AWS CLI to delete resource groups from AWS Resource Groups. Deleting a resource group does not delete the resources that are members of the group or tags on member resources. It deletes only the group structure and any group-level tags.

Console
To delete resource groups

  1. Sign in to the AWS Resource Groups console.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Saved Resource Groups.

  3. Choose the name of the resource group that you want to delete, and then choose View details.

  4. On the group's detail page, choose Delete in the top right corner.

  5. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, choose Delete.

AWS CLI & AWS SDKs
To delete resource groups

  1. Run the following command, replacing resource_group_name with the name of your group.

    $ aws resource-groups delete-group \
    --group-name resource_group_name

  2. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, type yes, and then press Enter.

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To delete resource groups

  1. Sign in to the AWS Resource Groups console.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Saved Resource Groups.

  3. Choose the name of the resource group that you want to delete, and then choose View details.

  4. On the group's detail page, choose Delete in the top right corner.

  5. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, choose Delete.

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