# StartOutpostDecommission
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Starts the decommission process to return the Outposts racks or servers.

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /outposts/OutpostId/decommission HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "ValidateOnly": boolean
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [OutpostId](#API_StartOutpostDecommission_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="outposts-StartOutpostDecommission-request-uri-OutpostIdentifier"></a>
The ID or ARN of the Outpost that you want to decommission.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 180.  
Pattern: `^(arn:aws([a-z-]+)?:outposts:[a-z\d-]+:\d{12}:outpost/)?op-[a-f0-9]{17}$`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [ValidateOnly](#API_StartOutpostDecommission_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="outposts-StartOutpostDecommission-request-ValidateOnly"></a>
Validates the request without starting the decommission process.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "BlockingResourceTypes": [ "string" ],
   "Status": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [BlockingResourceTypes](#API_StartOutpostDecommission_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="outposts-StartOutpostDecommission-response-BlockingResourceTypes"></a>
The resources still associated with the Outpost that you are decommissioning.  
Type: Array of strings  
Valid Values: `EC2_INSTANCE | OUTPOST_RAM_SHARE | LGW_ROUTING_DOMAIN | LGW_ROUTE_TABLE | LGW_VIRTUAL_INTERFACE_GROUP | OUTPOST_ORDER_CANCELLABLE | OUTPOST_ORDER_INTERVENTION_REQUIRED` 

 ** [Status](#API_StartOutpostDecommission_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="outposts-StartOutpostDecommission-response-Status"></a>
The status of the decommission request.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `SKIPPED | BLOCKED | REQUESTED` 

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You do not have permission to perform this operation.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** ConflictException **   
Updating or deleting this resource can cause an inconsistent state.    
 ** ResourceId **   
The ID of the resource causing the conflict.  
 ** ResourceType **   
The type of the resource causing the conflict.
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** InternalServerException **   
An internal error has occurred.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** NotFoundException **   
The specified request is not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ValidationException **   
A parameter is not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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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/outposts-2019-12-03/StartOutpostDecommission) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/outposts-2019-12-03/StartOutpostDecommission) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/outposts-2019-12-03/StartOutpostDecommission) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/outposts-2019-12-03/StartOutpostDecommission) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/outposts-2019-12-03/StartOutpostDecommission) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/outposts-2019-12-03/StartOutpostDecommission) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/outposts-2019-12-03/StartOutpostDecommission) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/outposts-2019-12-03/StartOutpostDecommission) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/outposts-2019-12-03/StartOutpostDecommission) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/outposts-2019-12-03/StartOutpostDecommission)