Request Syntax URI Request Parameters Request Body Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

DisableControl

This API call turns off a control. It starts an asynchronous operation that deletes AWS resources on the specified organizational unit and the accounts it contains. The resources will vary according to the control that you specify. For usage examples, see the Controls Reference Guide.

Request Syntax


POST /disable-control HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "controlIdentifier": "string",
   "targetIdentifier": "string"
}

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

controlIdentifier

The ARN of the control. Only Strongly recommended and Elective controls are permitted, with the exception of the Region deny control. For information on how to find the controlIdentifier, see the overview page.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 20. Maximum length of 2048.

Pattern: ^arn:aws[0-9a-zA-Z_\-:\/]+$

Required: Yes

targetIdentifier

The ARN of the organizational unit. For information on how to find the targetIdentifier, see the overview page.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 20. Maximum length of 2048.

Pattern: ^arn:aws[0-9a-zA-Z_\-:\/]+$

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "operationIdentifier": "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.

operationIdentifier

The ID of the asynchronous operation, which is used to track status. The operation is available for 90 days.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 36.

Pattern: ^[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{4}-[a-f0-9]{12}$

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

AccessDeniedException

You do not have sufficient access to perform this action.

HTTP Status Code: 403

ConflictException

Updating or deleting the resource can cause an inconsistent state.

HTTP Status Code: 409

InternalServerException

An unexpected error occurred during processing of a request.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ResourceNotFoundException

The request references a resource that does not exist.

HTTP Status Code: 404

ServiceQuotaExceededException

The request would cause a service quota to be exceeded. The limit is 10 concurrent operations.

HTTP Status Code: 402

ThrottlingException

The request was denied due to request throttling.

HTTP Status Code: 429

ValidationException

The input does not satisfy the constraints specified by an AWS service.

HTTP Status Code: 400