Use DeleteAsset with an AWS SDK or CLI

To delete an asset

The following delete-asset example deletes a wind turbine asset.

aws iotsitewise delete-asset \
    --asset-id a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-33333EXAMPLE

Output:

{
    "assetStatus": {
        "state": "DELETING"
    }
}

For more information, see Deleting assets in the AWS IoT SiteWise User Guide.

    /**
     * Deletes an asset.
     *
     * @param assetId the ID of the asset to be deleted.
     * @return a {@link CompletableFuture} that represents a {@link DeleteAssetResponse} result. The calling code can
     *         attach callbacks, then handle the result or exception by calling {@link CompletableFuture#join()} or
     *         {@link CompletableFuture#get()}.
     *         <p>
     *         If any completion stage in this method throws an exception, the method logs the exception cause and keeps
     *         it available to the calling code as a {@link CompletionException}. By calling
     *         {@link CompletionException#getCause()}, the calling code can access the original exception.
     */
    public CompletableFuture<DeleteAssetResponse> deleteAssetAsync(String assetId) {
        DeleteAssetRequest deleteAssetRequest = DeleteAssetRequest.builder()
            .assetId(assetId)
            .build();

        return getAsyncClient().deleteAsset(deleteAssetRequest)
            .whenComplete((response, exception) -> {
                if (exception != null) {
                    logger.error("An error occurred deleting asset with id: {}", assetId);
                }
            });
    }

class IoTSitewiseWrapper:
    """Encapsulates AWS IoT SiteWise actions using the client interface."""

    def __init__(self, iotsitewise_client: client) -> None:
        """
        Initializes the IoTSitewiseWrapper with an AWS IoT SiteWise client.

        :param iotsitewise_client: A Boto3 AWS IoT SiteWise client. This client provides low-level
                           access to AWS IoT SiteWise services.
        """
        self.iotsitewise_client = iotsitewise_client
        self.entry_id = 0 # Incremented to generate unique entry IDs for batch_put_asset_property_value.

    @classmethod
    def from_client(cls) -> "IoTSitewiseWrapper":
        """
        Creates an IoTSitewiseWrapper instance with a default AWS IoT SiteWise client.

        :return: An instance of IoTSitewiseWrapper initialized with the default AWS IoT SiteWise client.
        """
        iotsitewise_client = boto3.client("iotsitewise")
        return cls(iotsitewise_client)


    def delete_asset(self, asset_id: str) -> None:
        """
        Deletes an AWS IoT SiteWise Asset.

        :param asset_id: The ID of the asset to delete.
        """
        try:
            self.iotsitewise_client.delete_asset(assetId=asset_id)
        except ClientError as err:
            logger.error(
                "Error deleting asset %s. Here's why %s",
                asset_id,
                err.response["Error"]["Message"],
            )
            raise