DeleteDBInstance

Deletes a previously provisioned instance.

Request Parameters

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

DBInstanceIdentifier

The instance identifier for the instance to be deleted. This parameter isn’t case sensitive.

Constraints:

  • Must match the name of an existing instance.

Type: String

Required: Yes

Response Elements

The following element is returned by the service.

DBInstance

Detailed information about an instance.

Type: DBInstance object

Errors

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

DBInstanceNotFound

DBInstanceIdentifier doesn’t refer to an existing instance.

HTTP Status Code: 404

DBSnapshotAlreadyExists

DBSnapshotIdentifier is already being used by an existing snapshot.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidDBClusterStateFault

The cluster isn’t in a valid state.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidDBInstanceState

The specified instance isn’t in the available state.

HTTP Status Code: 400

SnapshotQuotaExceeded

The request would cause you to exceed the allowed number of snapshots.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

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