# DeleteDomain
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## Description
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Permanently deletes a search domain and all of its data. Once a domain has been deleted, it cannot be recovered. For more information, see [Deleting a Search Domain](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudsearch/latest/developerguide/deleting-domains.html) in the *Amazon CloudSearch Developer Guide*. 

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

 **DomainName**   
The name of the domain you want to permanently delete.  
Type: String  
 Length constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 28.   
 Required: Yes 

## Response Elements
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 The following element is returned in a structure named `DeleteDomainResult`. 

 **DomainStatus**   
The current status of the search domain.  
Type: [DomainStatus](API_DomainStatus.md) 

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

 **Base**   
An error occurred while processing the request.  
 HTTP Status Code: 400

 **Internal**   
An internal error occurred while processing the request. If this problem persists, report an issue from the [Service Health Dashboard](http://status.aws.amazon.com/).  
 HTTP Status Code: 500