# Delete an Direct Connect connection
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You can delete a connection as long as there are no virtual interfaces attached to it. Deleting your connection stops all port hour charges for this connection, but you may still incur cross-connect or network circuit charges (see below). Direct Connectdata transfer charges are associated with virtual interfaces. For more information about how to delete a virtual interface, see [Delete a virtual interface](deletevif.md).

Before deleting a connection, download the LOA for the connection containing the cross-account information so you have the relevant information about the circuits being disconnected. For the steps to download the connection LOA, see [Letter of Authorization and Connecting Facility Assignment (LOA-CFA)](dedicated_connection.md#create-connection-loa-cfa).

When you delete a connection, AWS will instruct the colocation provider to disconnect your network device from the Direct Connect router by removing the fiber-optic cross-connect cable from the applicable AWS patch panel. However, your colocation or circuit provider may still charge you cross-connect or network circuit charges because the cross-connect cable may still be connected to your network device. These charges for the cross-connect are independent of Direct Connect, and must be cancelled with the colocation or circuit provider using information from the LOA.

If the connection is part of a link aggregation group (LAG), you cannot delete the connection if doing so causes the LAG to fall below its setting for the minimum number of operational connections. 

You can delete a connection using either the Direct Connect console or using the command line or API.

**To delete a connection**

1. Open the **Direct Connect** console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/v2/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/v2/home).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Connections**.

1. Select the connections and choose **Delete**.

1. In the **Delete confirmation** dialog box, choose **Delete**.

**To delete a connection using the command line or API**
+ [delete-connection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/directconnect/delete-connection.html) (AWS CLI)
+ [DeleteConnection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteConnection.html) (Direct Connect API)