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# DisableDirectory
Disables the specified directory. Disabled directories cannot be read or written to. Only enabled directories can be disabled. Disabled directories may be reenabled.
## Request Syntax
```
PUT /amazonclouddirectory/2017-01-11/directory/disable HTTP/1.1
x-amz-data-partition: DirectoryArn
```
## URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
** [DirectoryArn](#API_DisableDirectory_RequestSyntax) **
The ARN of the directory to disable.
Required: Yes
## Request Body
The request does not have a request body.
## Response Syntax
```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
"DirectoryArn": "string"
}
```
## Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
** [DirectoryArn](#API_DisableDirectory_ResponseSyntax) **
The ARN of the directory that has been disabled.
Type: String
## Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).
** AccessDeniedException **
Access denied or directory not found. Either you don't have permissions for this directory or the directory does not exist. Try calling [ListDirectories](API_ListDirectories.md) and check your permissions.
HTTP Status Code: 403
** DirectoryDeletedException **
A directory that has been deleted and to which access has been attempted. Note: The requested resource will eventually cease to exist.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** InternalServiceException **
Indicates a problem that must be resolved by Amazon Web Services. This might be a transient error in which case you can retry your request until it succeeds. Otherwise, go to the [AWS Service Health Dashboard](http://status.aws.amazon.com/) site to see if there are any operational issues with the service.
HTTP Status Code: 500
** InvalidArnException **
Indicates that the provided ARN value is not valid.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** LimitExceededException **
Indicates that limits are exceeded. See [Limits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/clouddirectory/latest/developerguide/limits.html) for more information.
HTTP Status Code: 400
** ResourceNotFoundException **
The specified resource could not be found.
HTTP Status Code: 404
** RetryableConflictException **
Occurs when a conflict with a previous successful write is detected. For example, if a write operation occurs on an object and then an attempt is made to read the object using “SERIALIZABLE” consistency, this exception may result. This generally occurs when the previous write did not have time to propagate to the host serving the current request. A retry (with appropriate backoff logic) is the recommended response to this exception.
HTTP Status Code: 409
** ValidationException **
Indicates that your request is malformed in some manner. See the exception message.
HTTP Status Code: 400
## Examples
The following examples are formatted for legibility.
### Example Request
This example illustrates one usage of DisableDirectory.
```
PUT /amazonclouddirectory/2017-01-11/directory/disable HTTP/1.1
Host: clouddirectory.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
Accept-Encoding: identity
Content-Length: 0
Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=AKIAI7E3BYXS3example/20171006/us-west-2/clouddirectory/aws4_request, SignedHeaders=host;x-amz-data-partition;x-amz-date, Signature=2d3c51c700aee56ce68f0c2981c6dc08a413cd771ec9349b5190519c2c2d8a87
x-amz-data-partition: arn:aws:clouddirectory:us-west-2:45132example:directory/AXQXDXvdgkOWktRXV4HnRa8
X-Amz-Date: 20171006T011145Z
User-Agent: aws-cli/1.11.150 Python/2.7.9 Windows/8 botocore/1.7.8
```
### Example Response
This example illustrates one usage of DisableDirectory.
```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
x-amzn-RequestId: 51db4cc5-aa33-11e7-98a0-81d6fbb0fa15
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:11:45 GMT
x-amzn-RequestId: 51db4cc5-aa33-11e7-98a0-81d6fbb0fa15
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 98
{
"DirectoryArn": "arn:aws:clouddirectory:us-west-2:45132example:directory/AXQXDXvdgkOWktRXV4HnRa8"
}
```
## See Also
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/clouddirectory-2017-01-11/DisableDirectory)
+ [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/clouddirectory-2017-01-11/DisableDirectory)
+ [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/clouddirectory-2017-01-11/DisableDirectory)
+ [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/clouddirectory-2017-01-11/DisableDirectory)
+ [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/clouddirectory-2017-01-11/DisableDirectory)
+ [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/clouddirectory-2017-01-11/DisableDirectory)
+ [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/clouddirectory-2017-01-11/DisableDirectory)
+ [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/clouddirectory-2017-01-11/DisableDirectory)
+ [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/clouddirectory-2017-01-11/DisableDirectory)
+ [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/clouddirectory-2017-01-11/DisableDirectory)