DELETE

/backup-vaults/{backupVaultName}

http://backup.{region}.amazonaws.com/backup-vaults/{backupVaultName}

Deletes the backup vault identified by its name. A vault can be deleted only if it is empty.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

backupVaultNamestringrequired

The name of a logical container where backups are stored. Backup vaults are identified by names that are unique to the account used to create them and the Amazon Web Services Region where they are created. They consist of lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens.

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request DELETE \
2     --url 'http://backup.{region}.amazonaws.com/backup-vaults/{backupVaultName}' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}