# DeleteFileSystem
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Deletes an S3 File System. You can optionally force deletion of a file system that has pending export data.

## Request Syntax
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```
DELETE /file-systems/fileSystemId?forceDelete=forceDelete HTTP/1.1
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [fileSystemId](#API_S3Files_DeleteFileSystem_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_DeleteFileSystem-request-uri-fileSystemId"></a>
The ID or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the S3 File System to delete.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 128.  
Pattern: `(arn:aws[-a-z]*:s3files:[0-9a-z-:]+:file-system/fs-[0-9a-f]{17,40}|fs-[0-9a-f]{17,40})`   
Required: Yes

 ** [forceDelete](#API_S3Files_DeleteFileSystem_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AmazonS3-S3Files_DeleteFileSystem-request-uri-forceDelete"></a>
If true, allows deletion of a file system that contains data pending export to S3. If false (the default), the deletion will fail if there is data that has not yet been exported to the S3 bucket. Use this parameter with caution as it may result in data loss.

## Request Body
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The request does not have a request body.

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 204
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 204 response with an empty HTTP body.

## Errors
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 ** ConflictException **   
The request conflicts with the current state of the resource. This can occur when trying to create a resource that already exists or delete a resource that is in use.    
 ** errorCode **   
The error code associated with the exception.  
 ** resourceId **   
The identifier of the resource that caused the conflict.  
 ** resourceType **   
The type of the resource that caused the conflict.
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** InternalServerException **   
An internal server error occurred. Retry your request.    
 ** errorCode **   
The error code associated with the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
The specified resource was not found. Verify that the resource exists and that you have permission to access it.    
 ** errorCode **   
The error code associated with the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was throttled. Retry your request using exponential backoff.    
 ** errorCode **   
The error code associated with the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ValidationException **   
The input parameters are not valid. Check the parameter values and try again.    
 ** errorCode **   
The error code associated with the exception.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/s3files-2025-05-05/DeleteFileSystem) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/s3files-2025-05-05/DeleteFileSystem) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/s3files-2025-05-05/DeleteFileSystem) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/s3files-2025-05-05/DeleteFileSystem) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/s3files-2025-05-05/DeleteFileSystem) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/s3files-2025-05-05/DeleteFileSystem) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/s3files-2025-05-05/DeleteFileSystem) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/s3files-2025-05-05/DeleteFileSystem) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/s3files-2025-05-05/DeleteFileSystem) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/s3files-2025-05-05/DeleteFileSystem)