Use DeletePolicy with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use DeletePolicy with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use DeletePolicy.

CLI
AWS CLI

To delete a scaling policy

This example deletes the specified scaling policy.

aws autoscaling delete-policy \
    --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg \
    --policy-name alb1000-target-tracking-scaling-policy

This command produces no output.

  • For API details, see DeletePolicy in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example deletes the specified policy for the specified Auto Scaling group. You are prompted for confirmation before the operation proceeds.

Remove-ASPolicy -AutoScalingGroupName my-asg -PolicyName myScaleInPolicy

Output:

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing operation "Remove-ASPolicy (DeletePolicy)" on Target "myScaleInPolicy".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"):

Example 2: If you specify the Force parameter, you are not prompted for confirmation before the operation proceeds.

Remove-ASPolicy -AutoScalingGroupName my-asg -PolicyName myScaleInPolicy -Force

  • For API details, see DeletePolicy in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.