# DeleteDBInstance
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Deletes a previously provisioned instance.

## Request Parameters
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 For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

 ** DBInstanceIdentifier **   
The instance identifier for the instance to be deleted. This parameter isn't case sensitive.  
Constraints:  
+ Must match the name of an existing instance.
Type: String  
Required: Yes

## Response Elements
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The following element is returned by the service.

 ** DBInstance **   
Detailed information about an instance.   
Type: [DBInstance](API_DBInstance.md) object

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

 ** DBInstanceNotFound **   
 `DBInstanceIdentifier` doesn't refer to an existing instance.   
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** DBSnapshotAlreadyExists **   
 `DBSnapshotIdentifier` is already being used by an existing snapshot.   
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidDBClusterStateFault **   
The cluster isn't in a valid state.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidDBInstanceState **   
 The specified instance isn't in the *available* state.   
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** SnapshotQuotaExceeded **   
The request would cause you to exceed the allowed number of snapshots.  
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/docdb-2014-10-31/DeleteDBInstance) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/docdb-2014-10-31/DeleteDBInstance) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/docdb-2014-10-31/DeleteDBInstance) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/docdb-2014-10-31/DeleteDBInstance) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/docdb-2014-10-31/DeleteDBInstance) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/docdb-2014-10-31/DeleteDBInstance) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/docdb-2014-10-31/DeleteDBInstance) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/docdb-2014-10-31/DeleteDBInstance) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/docdb-2014-10-31/DeleteDBInstance) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/docdb-2014-10-31/DeleteDBInstance)