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UnassignInstance - OpsWorks

UnassignInstance

Unassigns a registered instance from all layers that are using the instance. The instance remains in the stack as an unassigned instance, and can be assigned to another layer as needed. You cannot use this action with instances that were created with AWS OpsWorks Stacks.

Required Permissions: To use this action, an IAM user must have a Manage permissions level for the stack or an attached policy that explicitly grants permissions. For more information about user permissions, see Managing User Permissions.

Request Syntax

{ "InstanceId": "string" }

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

InstanceId

The instance ID.

Type: String

Required: Yes

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

ResourceNotFoundException

Indicates that a resource was not found.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ValidationException

Indicates that a request was not valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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