# DeleteFlow
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 Deletes a flow. Before you can delete a flow, you must stop the flow.

## Request Syntax
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```
DELETE /v1/flows/flowArn HTTP/1.1
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [flowArn](#API_DeleteFlow_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="mediaconnect-DeleteFlow-request-uri-flowArn"></a>
 The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the flow that you want to delete.  
Pattern: `arn:.+:mediaconnect.+:flow:.+`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request does not have a request body.

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 202
Content-type: application/json

{
   "flowArn": "string",
   "status": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 202 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [flowArn](#API_DeleteFlow_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="mediaconnect-DeleteFlow-response-flowArn"></a>
 The ARN of the flow that was deleted.  
Type: String

 ** [status](#API_DeleteFlow_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="mediaconnect-DeleteFlow-response-status"></a>
 The status of the flow when the `DeleteFlow` process begins.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `STANDBY | ACTIVE | UPDATING | DELETING | STARTING | STOPPING | ERROR` 

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

 ** BadRequestException **   
This exception is thrown if the request contains a semantic error. The precise meaning depends on the API, and is documented in the error message.   
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ForbiddenException **   
You do not have sufficient access to perform this action.   
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** InternalServerErrorException **   
The server encountered an internal error and is unable to complete the request.   
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** NotFoundException **   
One or more of the resources in the request does not exist in the system.   
HTTP Status Code: 404

 ** ServiceUnavailableException **   
The service is currently unavailable or busy.   
HTTP Status Code: 503

 ** TooManyRequestsException **   
The request was denied due to request throttling.   
HTTP Status Code: 429

## 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/mediaconnect-2018-11-14/DeleteFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/mediaconnect-2018-11-14/DeleteFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/mediaconnect-2018-11-14/DeleteFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/mediaconnect-2018-11-14/DeleteFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/mediaconnect-2018-11-14/DeleteFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/mediaconnect-2018-11-14/DeleteFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/mediaconnect-2018-11-14/DeleteFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/mediaconnect-2018-11-14/DeleteFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/mediaconnect-2018-11-14/DeleteFlow) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/mediaconnect-2018-11-14/DeleteFlow)