Call the DeleteSnapshot API to delete a snapshot - Elastic Compute Service - Alibaba Cloud - Elastic Compute Service

Deletes a specified snapshot. You can also call this operation to cancel a snapshot that is being created.

Operation description

When you invoke this operation, note the following items:

If the specified snapshot ID does not exist, the request is ignored.
If the snapshot has been used to create a custom image, the snapshot cannot be deleted. You must first delete the custom image (DeleteImage) before you can delete the snapshot.
If the snapshot has been used to create a cloud disk and the Force parameter is not set or is set to Force=false, the snapshot cannot be directly deleted. To delete the snapshot, set Force=true to force delete it. After the snapshot is force deleted, the corresponding cloud disk cannot be reinitialized.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.
API: The API that you can call to perform the action.
Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.
Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.
- For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.
- For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.
Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.
Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

ecs:DeleteSnapshot

delete

*Snapshot

acs:ecs:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:snapshot/{#snapshotId}

None

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
SnapshotId	string	Yes	The snapshot ID.	s-bp1c0doj0taqyzzl****
Force	boolean	No	Specifies whether to force delete the snapshot that has been used to create cloud disks. Valid values: true: Force deletes the snapshot. After the snapshot is forcibly deleted, the cloud disk created from the snapshot cannot be reinitialized. false: Does not force delete the snapshot. Default value: false.	false

Response elements

Element	Type	Description	Example
	object
RequestId	string	The request ID.	473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DE3C83E

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Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DE3C83E"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code	Error code	Error message	Description
400	MissingParameter	The input parameter SnapshotId that is mandatory for processing this request is not supplied.	The SnapshotId parameter is required.
400	IncorrectDiskStatus.CreatingSnapshot	A previous snapshot creation is in process.	A previous snapshot creation task is in process. Please try again later.
500	InternalError	The request processing has failed due to some unknown error.
403	SnapshotCreatedImage	The snapshot has been used to create user defined image(s).	The snapshot has been used to create custom images and cannot be deleted. The snapshot can be deleted only after the created custom images are deleted (DeleteImage).
403	SnapshotCreatedDisk	The snapshot has been used to create disk(s).	The specified snapshot has been used to create disks, and cannot be deleted when the Force parameter is left empty or set to false. If you do want to delete the snapshot, set the Force parameter to true to force delete the snapshot. The disks created from the snapshot cannot be re-initialized after the snapshot is force deleted.
403	Operation.Conflict	The operation may conflict with others. Please retry later.
403	InvalidOperation.RelatedSnapshotNotFinished	The related standard snapshot is not finished.	The snapshot associated with the current snapshot has not completed. Please try again later.
403	InvalidOperation.DeleteSharedSnapshotUnsupported	The current snapshot shares authorization with other users. Please revoke the shared authorization through resource management first.	The current snapshot is used by other users with the shared authorization. Use Resource Management to revoke the authorization before performing the operation.
403	InvalidOperation.ResourceManagedByCloudProduct	The current operation is not supported because the resource is managed by a cloud product. Please contact the relevant cloud product to confirm the reason.	This operation is not supported because the resource is managed by cloud products. Contact the corresponding cloud product to confirm the reason.
403	InvalidOperation.SnapshotIsLocked	The current operation is not supported because the snapshot is locked. Please wait for the lock to expire before retrying.	The current operation is not supported because the snapshot is locked. Please wait for the lock to expire before retrying.
404	InvalidSnapshotId.NotFound	The specified snapshot is not found.	The specified Snapshot does not exist.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.