Use DeleteVolume with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use DeleteVolume with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use DeleteVolume.

CLI
AWS CLI

To delete a volume

This example command deletes an available volume with the volume ID of vol-049df61146c4d7901. If the command succeeds, no output is returned.

Command:

aws ec2 delete-volume --volume-id vol-049df61146c4d7901

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

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example detaches the specified volume. You are prompted for confirmation before the operation proceeds, unless you also specify the Force parameter.

Remove-EC2Volume -VolumeId vol-12345678

Output:

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing the operation "Remove-EC2Volume (DeleteVolume)" on target "vol-12345678".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"):

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