DeleteVolumeCommand

Deletes the specified EBS volume. The volume must be in the available state (not attached to an instance).

The volume can remain in the deleting state for several minutes.

For more information, see Delete an Amazon EBS volume  in the Amazon EBS User Guide.

Example Syntax

Use a bare-bones client and the command you need to make an API call.

import { EC2Client, DeleteVolumeCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-ec2"; // ES Modules import
// const { EC2Client, DeleteVolumeCommand } = require("@aws-sdk/client-ec2"); // CommonJS import
const client = new EC2Client(config);
const input = { // DeleteVolumeRequest
  VolumeId: "STRING_VALUE", // required
  DryRun: true || false,
};
const command = new DeleteVolumeCommand(input);
const response = await client.send(command);
// {};

Example Usage

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DeleteVolumeCommand Input

See DeleteVolumeCommandInput for more details

Parameter
Type
Description
VolumeId
Required
string | undefined

The ID of the volume.

DryRun
boolean | undefined

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.

DeleteVolumeCommand Output

Parameter
Type
Description
$metadata
Required
ResponseMetadata
Metadata pertaining to this request.

Throws

Name
Fault
Details
EC2ServiceException
Base exception class for all service exceptions from EC2 service.