Delete a stack from the CloudFormation console

To delete a stack

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS CloudFormation console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation.

2. On the navigation bar at the top of the screen, choose the AWS Region where the stack is located.

3. On the Stacks page, choose the stack that you want to delete. The stack must be currently running.

4. In the stack details pane, choose Delete.

5. Select Delete stack when prompted.

   Note

   The stack deletion operation can't be stopped once the stack deletion has begun. The stack proceeds to the DELETE_IN_PROGRESS state.

To force delete a stack

A stack deletion may fail because a resource in the stack fails to delete. For example, CloudFormation will fail the deletion of a resource that another stack also depends on. If the deletion fails and returns a DELETE_FAILED state, you can choose to retry using one of two methods.

1. On the Stacks page in the CloudFormation console, choose the stack that you want to force delete.

2. In the stack details pane, choose Retry delete.

3. Choose between the following options:

   • Delete this stack but retain resources: This option allows you to select the specific resources that originally failed to delete, but you want to retain during the force stack deletion.

   • Force delete this entire stack: This option retains all resources that failed to delete.

4. Choose Delete to begin the force delete process with your selections.

To review retained resources

After deleting the stack, you can view the resources that were retained in the console.

1. In the stacks list, choose the Filter status and select Deleted.

2. Choose the deleted stack.

3. Choose the Resources tab.

4. All retained resources show the DELETE_SKIPPED Status.

5. Choose the retained resource you want to review.