# DeleteEntitlement
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Deletes a Windows Server License entitlement for virtual machines in an Amazon EVS environment. Deleting an entitlement stops usage tracking for the specified virtual machines.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "clientToken": "string",
   "connectorId": "string",
   "entitlementType": "string",
   "environmentId": "string",
   "vmIds": [ "string" ]
}
```

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

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** [connectorId](#API_DeleteEntitlement_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="evs-DeleteEntitlement-request-connectorId"></a>
A unique ID for the connector associated with the entitlement.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `(cnctr-[a-zA-Z0-9]{10})`   
Required: Yes

 ** [entitlementType](#API_DeleteEntitlement_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="evs-DeleteEntitlement-request-entitlementType"></a>
The type of entitlement to delete.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `WINDOWS_SERVER`   
Required: Yes

 ** [environmentId](#API_DeleteEntitlement_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="evs-DeleteEntitlement-request-environmentId"></a>
A unique ID for the environment that the entitlement belongs to.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `(env-[a-zA-Z0-9]{10})`   
Required: Yes

 ** [vmIds](#API_DeleteEntitlement_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="evs-DeleteEntitlement-request-vmIds"></a>
The list of VMware vSphere virtual machine managed object IDs to delete entitlements for.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 100 items.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 4. Maximum length of 1024.  
Pattern: `vm-[0-9]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** [clientToken](#API_DeleteEntitlement_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="evs-DeleteEntitlement-request-clientToken"></a>
This parameter is not used in Amazon EVS currently. If you supply input for this parameter, it will have no effect.
A unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the entitlement deletion request. If you do not specify a client token, a randomly generated token is used for the request to ensure idempotency.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 100.  
Pattern: `[!-~]+`   
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "entitlements": [ 
      { 
         "connectorId": "string",
         "environmentId": "string",
         "errorDetail": { 
            "errorCode": "string",
            "errorMessage": "string"
         },
         "lastSyncedAt": number,
         "startedAt": number,
         "status": "string",
         "stoppedAt": number,
         "type": "string",
         "vmId": "string",
         "vmName": "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.

 ** [entitlements](#API_DeleteEntitlement_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="evs-DeleteEntitlement-response-entitlements"></a>
A list of the deleted entitlements.  
Type: Array of [VmEntitlement](API_VmEntitlement.md) objects

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

 [ResourceNotFoundException](API_ResourceNotFoundException.md)   
A service resource associated with the request could not be found. The resource might not be specified correctly, or it may have a `state` of `DELETED`.    
 ** message **   
Describes the error encountered.  
 ** resourceId **   
The ID of the resource that could not be found.  
 ** resourceType **   
The type of the resource that is associated with the error.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 [ThrottlingException](API_ThrottlingException.md)   
The operation could not be performed because the service is throttling requests. This exception is thrown when the service endpoint receives too many concurrent requests.    
 ** message **   
Describes the error encountered.  
 ** retryAfterSeconds **   
The seconds to wait to retry.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 [ValidationException](API_ValidationException.md)   
The input fails to satisfy the specified constraints. You will see this exception if invalid inputs are provided for any of the Amazon EVS environment operations, or if a list operation is performed on an environment resource that is still initializing.    
 ** fieldList **   
A list of fields that didn't validate.  
 ** message **   
Describes the error encountered.  
 ** reason **   
The reason for the exception.
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/evs-2023-07-27/DeleteEntitlement) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/evs-2023-07-27/DeleteEntitlement) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/evs-2023-07-27/DeleteEntitlement) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/evs-2023-07-27/DeleteEntitlement) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/evs-2023-07-27/DeleteEntitlement) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/evs-2023-07-27/DeleteEntitlement) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/evs-2023-07-27/DeleteEntitlement) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/evs-2023-07-27/DeleteEntitlement) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/evs-2023-07-27/DeleteEntitlement) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/evs-2023-07-27/DeleteEntitlement)