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Deleting a DB Instance
Deleting a DB Instance requires you to identify the instance you want to remove. You must also decide whether you want a final DB Snapshot. Without the DB Snapshot, you can't restore the DB Instance to its final state.
In the following examples, you delete a DB Instance both with and without a final DB Snapshot.
Deleting a DB Instance with No Final Snapshot
You can skip creating a final DB Snapshot if you want to quickly delete a DB Instance.
AWS Management Console
To delete a DB Instance with no final DB Snapshot
Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/.
In the My DB Instances list, select the check box next to the DB Instance you wish to delete.
Click the Delete button or right-click the DB Instance and select Delete from the context menu.
The Delete DB Instance window appears.
Select No in the Create final snapshot? drop-down list box.
Click the OK button.
CLI
To delete a DB Instance with no final DB Snapshot
Use the command
rds-delete-db-instanceto delete an instance.PROMPT>rds-delete-db-instance mydbinstance mydbinstance --skip-final-snapshot
API
To delete a DB Instance with no final DB Snapshot
Call
DeleteDBInstancewith the following parameters:DBInstanceIdentifier=mydbinstanceSkipFinalSnapshot=true
Example
https://rds.amazonaws.com/ ?Action=DeleteDBInstance &DBInstanceIdentifier=mydbinstance &SkipFinalSnapshot=true &SignatureVersion=2 &SignatureMethod=HmacSHA256 &Timestamp=2009-10-14T22%3A20%3A46.297Z &AWSAccessKeyId=<AWS Access Key ID> &Signature=<Signature>
Deleting a DB Instance with a Final Snapshot
You can create a final DB Snapshot if you want to be able to restore a deleted DB Instance at a later time.
AWS Management Console
To delete a DB Instance with a final DB Snapshot
Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/.
In the My DB Instances list, select the check box next to the DB Instance you wish to delete.
Click the Delete button or right-click the DB Instance and select Delete from the context menu.
The Delete DB Instance window appears.
Select Yes in the Create final snapshot? drop-down list box.
Type the name of your final snapshot into the Final snapshot name text box.
Click the OK button.
CLI
To delete a DB Instance with a final DB Snapshot
Use the command
rds-delete-db-instanceto delete an instance.PROMPT>rds-delete-db-instance mydbinstance mydbinstance --final-snapshot-identifier myfinaldbsnapshot
This command should produce output similar to the following:
Once you begin deleting this database, it will no longer be able to accept connections. Are you sure you want to delete this database? [Ny]y DBINSTANCE mydbinstance 2009-10-21T01:54:49.521Z db.m1.large MySQL 50 sa deleting us-east-1a 3 SECGROUP default active
API
To delete a DB Instance with a final DB Snapshot
Call
DeleteDBInstancewith the following parameters:DBInstanceIdentifier=mydbinstanceFinalDBSnapshotIdentifier=myfinaldbsnapshot
Example
https://rds.amazonaws.com/ ?Action=DeleteDBInstance &DBInstanceIdentifier=mydbinstance &FinalDBSnapshotIdentifier=myfinaldbsnapshot &SignatureVersion=2 &SignatureMethod=HmacSHA256 &Timestamp=2009-10-14T22%3A20%3A46.297Z &AWSAccessKeyId=<AWS Access Key ID> &Signature=<Signature>
