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    Elastic Compute Service:DeleteInstance

    Last Updated:Sep 29, 2024

    Releases a pay-as-you-go Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance or an expired subscription ECS instance.

    Operation description

    Usage notes

    • After an ECS instance is released, all the physical resources used by the instance are recycled. Relevant data is erased and cannot be restored.

    • When you release an ECS instance, take note of the following items for the disks attached to the instance:

      • The disks for which DeleteWithInstance is set to false are retained as pay-as-you-go disks after the instance is released.
      • The disks for which DeleteWithInstance is set to true are released along with the instance.
      • For disks for which DeleteAutoSnapshot is set to false, the automatic snapshots of the disks are retained after the instance is released.
      • For disks for which DeleteAutoSnapshot is set to true, the automatic snapshots of the disks are released along with the instance.
      • Manual snapshots of the disks are retained.
      • If OperationLocks in the response contains "LockReason" : "security" when you query the information of the instance, the instance is locked for security reasons. In this case, even if DeleteWithInstance is set to false for the disks that are attached to the instance, the system ignores the DeleteWithInstance value and releases the disks along with the instance. For more information, see API behavior when an instance is locked for security reasons.

    Debugging

    OpenAPI Explorer automatically calculates the signature value. For your convenience, we recommend that you call this operation in OpenAPI Explorer.

    Authorization information

    The following table shows the authorization information corresponding to the API. The authorization information can be used in the Action policy element to grant a RAM user or RAM role the permissions to call this API operation. Description:

    • Operation: the value that you can use in the Action element to specify the operation on a resource.
    • Access level: the access level of each operation. The levels are read, write, and list.
    • Resource type: the type of the resource on which you can authorize the RAM user or the RAM role to perform the operation. Take note of the following items:
      • The required resource types are displayed in bold characters.
      • If the permissions cannot be granted at the resource level, All Resources is used in the Resource type column of the operation.
    • Condition Key: the condition key that is defined by the cloud service.
    • Associated operation: other operations that the RAM user or the RAM role must have permissions to perform to complete the operation. To complete the operation, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform the associated operations.
    OperationAccess levelResource typeCondition keyAssociated operation
    ecs:DeleteInstancedelete
    • Instance
      acs:ecs:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:instance/{#instanceId}
      none
    		none

    Request parameters

    ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionExample
    InstanceIdstringYes

    The ID of the instance.

    		i-bp1g6zv0ce8oghu7****
    ForcebooleanNo

    Specifies whether to forcefully release the instance in the Running (Running) state. Valid values:

    • true: forcefully releases the instance in the Running (Running) state. This operation is equivalent to the power-off operation. Cache data that is not written to persistent storage will be lost.
    • false: normally releases the instance. This value take effects only if the instance is in the Stopped (Stopped) state.

    Default value: false.

    		false
    TerminateSubscriptionbooleanNo

    Specifies whether to release the expired subscription instance. Valid values:

    • true
    • false

    Default value: false.

    		false
    DryRunbooleanNo

    Specifies whether to perform only a dry run, without performing the actual request. Valid values:

    • true: performs only a dry run. The system checks the request for potential issues, including missing parameter values, incorrect request syntax, service limits, and unavailable ECS resources. If the request fails the dry run, an error message is returned. If the request passes the dry run, the DryRunOperation error code is returned.
    • false (default): performs a dry run and performs the actual request. If the request passes the dry run, the instance is released.
    		false

    Response parameters

    ParameterTypeDescriptionExample
    object
    RequestIdstring

    The ID of the request.

    		473469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DE3C83E

    Examples

    Sample success responses

    JSONformat

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

    Error codes

    HTTP status codeError codeError messageDescription
    400DependencyViolation.SLBConfiguringSpecified operation is denied as your instance is using by another product.The instance is referenced by an SLB instance that is being configured.
    400DependencyViolation.RouteEntrySpecified instance is used by route entry.Custom route entries exist in the VPC and the VPC cannot be deleted.
    400InvalidParameterThe input parameter InstanceId is invalid.The specified InstanceId parameter is invalid.
    403IncorrectInstanceStatusThe current status of the resource does not support this operation.The resource is in a state that does not support the current operation.
    403InstanceLockedForSecurityThe specified operation is denied as your instance is locked for security reasons.-
    403ChargeTypeViolationThe operation is not permitted due to charge type of the instance.The operation is not supported while the instance is using the current billing method.
    403IncorrectInstanceStatus.InitializingThe specified instance status does not support this operation.The specified instance cannot be released at this time. Try again later.
    403IncorrectInstanceStatusThe specified instance is still attached by volumes.The specified instance has data volumes.
    403InvalidOperation.DeletionProtection%sThe operation is invalid. Disable release protection for the instance first.
    403InvalidOperation.DeletionProtectionThe operation is not allowed due to deletion protection.-
    403InvalidOperation.EniLinked%sThe operation is invalid because the current ENI of the instance is associated with other ENIs. You must disassociate the ENI from the other ENIs before you can unbind the ENI from the instance.
    404InvalidInstanceId.NotFoundThe specified InstanceId does not exist.The specified instance does not exist.
    500InternalErrorThe request processing has failed due to some unknown error.An internal error has occurred. Try again later.

    For a list of error codes, visit the Service error codes.

    Change history

    Change timeSummary of changesOperation
    2024-02-01The Error code has changed. The request parameters of the API has changedView Change Details
    2023-07-17The Error code has changedView Change Details