Deletes a VSwitch from a VPC.

Before you begin

When you call this API action, note the following:

  • Before deleting a VSwitch, you must delete all resources in the VSwitch, including ECS instances, SLB instances, and RDS instances.
  • If the VSwitch is configured with SNAT entries or HaVips, make sure that the associated resources have been deleted.
  • You can only delete the VSwitches that are in the available state.
  • A VSwitch cannot be deleted if another VSwitch or a route entry is being created or deleted in the corresponding VPC.

Make the API call

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required? Example value Description
Action String Yes DeleteVSwitch

The name of this action. Value: DeleteVSwitch.

RegionId String Yes cn-hangzhou

The ID of the region to which the target VSwitch belongs.
VSwitchId String Yes vsw-asdfjcdvflna****

The ID of the VSwitch to be deleted.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example value Description
RequestId String 0ED8D006-F706-4D23-88ED-E11ED28DCAC0

The ID of the request.

Examples

Request example


http(s)://vpc.aliyuncs.com/? Action=DeleteVSwitch
&VSwitchId=vsw-asdfjcdvflna****
&<CommonParameters>

Response example

XML format 

<DeleteVSwitchResponse>
      <RequestId>0ED8D006-F706-4D23-88ED-E11ED28DCAC0</RequestId>
</DeleteVSwitchResponse>

JSON format 

{
	"RequestId":"0ED8D006-F706-4D23-88ED-E11ED28DCAC0"
}

Errors

HTTP status code Error code Error message Description
400 IncorrectVSwitchStatus The current virtual switch status does not support this operation. The specified VSwitch is in the pending state and cannot be deleted.
400 DependencyViolation Specified object has dependent resources. The specified VSwitch cannot be deleted because not all resources under the specified VSwitch have been released.
400 DependencyViolation Some route entry status blocked this operation. You cannot perform this operation because one or more route entries in the current route table are in the pending or modifying state.
400 IncorrectRouteEntryStatus Some route entry status blocked this operation. You cannot perform this operation because one or more route entries in the current route table are in the pending or modifying state.
400 DependencyViolation.HaVip VSwitch cannot be deleted when there are some HaVip dependent with it. The specified VSwitch cannot be deleted because it has an associated HaVip.
400 MissingParameter Miss mandatory parameter. One or more mandatory parameters are missing.
404 InvalidVSwitchId.NotFound VSwitch not exist. The specified VSwitch does not exist.
404 IncorrectStatus Vswtich status not stable. The specified VSwitch is in the pending or modifying state.

For a list of error codes, visit the API Error Center.