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The DeleteSecurityGroup operation deletes a
security group.
![[Note]](images/note.png) | Note |
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If you attempt to delete a security group that contains instances, a fault is returned. If you attempt to delete a security group that is referenced by another security group, a fault is returned. For example, if security group B has a rule that allows access from security group A, security group A cannot be deleted until the allow rule is removed. |
The following table describes the request parameters for
DeleteSecurityGroup. Parameter names are
case sensitive.
| Name | Description | Required |
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Name of the security group to delete. Type: xsd:string | Yes |
The following table describes the default response tags included
in DeleteSecurityGroup responses.
| Name | Description |
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Type: xsd:boolean |
<DeleteSecurityGroup xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2007-08-29">
<groupName>RangedPortsBySource</groupName>
</DeleteSecurityGroup><DeleteSecurityGroupResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2007-08-29"> <return>true</return> </DeleteSecurityGroupResponse>
