<p>Deletes a file system. After deletion, the file system no longer exists, and its data is gone. Any existing automatic backups and snapshots are also deleted.</p> <p>To delete an Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP file system, first delete all the volumes and storage virtual machines (SVMs) on the file system. Then provide a <code>FileSystemId</code> value to the <code>DeleFileSystem</code> operation.</p> <p>By default, when you delete an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file system, a final backup is created upon deletion. This final backup isn't subject to the file system's retention policy, and must be manually deleted.</p> <p>The <code>DeleteFileSystem</code> operation returns while the file system has the <code>DELETING</code> status. You can check the file system deletion status by calling the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeFileSystems.html">DescribeFileSystems</a> operation, which returns a list of file systems in your account. If you pass the file system ID for a deleted file system, the <code>DescribeFileSystems</code> operation returns a <code>FileSystemNotFound</code> error.</p> <note> <p>If a data repository task is in a <code>PENDING</code> or <code>EXECUTING</code> state, deleting an Amazon FSx for Lustre file system will fail with an HTTP status code 400 (Bad Request).</p> </note> <important> <p>The data in a deleted file system is also deleted and can't be recovered by any means.</p> </important>

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

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

<p>Deletes a file system. After deletion, the file system no longer exists, and its data is gone. Any existing automatic backups and snapshots are also deleted.</p> <p>To delete an Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP file system, first delete all the volumes and storage virtual machines (SVMs) on the file system. Then provide a <code>FileSystemId</code> value to the <code>DeleFileSystem</code> operation.</p> <p>By default, when you delete an Amazon FSx for Windows File Server file system, a final backup is created upon deletion. This final backup isn't subject to the file system's retention policy, and must be manually deleted.</p> <p>The <code>DeleteFileSystem</code> operation returns while the file system has the <code>DELETING</code> status. You can check the file system deletion status by calling the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeFileSystems.html">DescribeFileSystems</a> operation, which returns a list of file systems in your account. If you pass the file system ID for a deleted file system, the <code>DescribeFileSystems</code> operation returns a <code>FileSystemNotFound</code> error.</p> <note> <p>If a data repository task is in a <code>PENDING</code> or <code>EXECUTING</code> state, deleting an Amazon FSx for Lustre file system will fail with an HTTP status code 400 (Bad Request).</p> </note> <important> <p>The data in a deleted file system is also deleted and can't be recovered by any means.</p> </important>

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

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