DeleteObject

The DeleteObject operation removes the specified object from Amazon S3. Once deleted, there is no method to restore or undelete an object.

	Note
	If you delete an object that does not exist, Amazon S3 will return a success (not an error message).

Example

This example deletes the "Nelson" object from the "quotes" bucket.

Sample Request

<DeleteObject xmlns="http://doc.s3.amazonaws.com/2006-03-01">
  <Bucket>quotes</Bucket>
  <Key>Nelson</Key>
  <AWSAccessKeyId> 1D9FVRAYCP1VJEXAMPLE=</AWSAccessKeyId>
  <Timestamp>2006-03-01T12:00:00.183Z</Timestamp>
  <Signature>Iuyz3d3P0aTou39dzbqaEXAMPLE=</Signature>
</DeleteObject>

Sample Response

<DeleteObjectResponse xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01">
  <DeleteObjectResponse>
    <Code>200</Code>
    <Description>OK</Description>
  </DeleteObjectResponse>
</DeleteObjectResponse>

Elements

Bucket: The bucket that holds the object.
Key: The key that identifies the object.

Access Control

You can delete an object only if you have WRITE access to the bucket, regardless of who owns the object or what rights are granted to it.