You can call this operation to release one or more pay-as-you-go instances or expired subscription instances.

Description

  • After an instance is released, all the physical resources used by the instance are recycled. Relevant data is erased and cannot be recovered.
  • Disks attached to the instance:
    • The disks for which DeleteWithInstance is set to false are retained as pay-as-you-go disks.
    • 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 are retained.
    • For disks for which DeleteAutoSnapshot is set to true, the automatic snapshots are released.
    • Manual snapshots are retained.
    • If OperationLocks in the DescribeInstances response contains "LockReason" : "security" for an instance, the instance is locked for security reasons. Even if DeleteWithInstance is set to false for the data disks that are attached to the instance, this parameter is ignored and the data disks are released 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. OpenAPI Explorer dynamically generates the sample code of the operation for different SDKs.

Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes DeleteInstances

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DeleteInstances.
InstanceId.N RepeatList Yes i-bp1g6zv0ce8oghu7****

The ID of instance N that you want to release. Valid values of N: 1 to 100.
RegionId String Yes cn-hangzhou

The region ID of the instance. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list.

DryRun Boolean No false

Specifies whether to check the validity of the request without actually making the request. Default value: false. Valid values:

  • true: The validity of the request is checked but the request is not made. Check items include whether your AccessKey pair is valid, whether RAM users are authorized, and whether the required parameters are set. If the check fails, the corresponding error message is returned. If the check succeeds, DRYRUN.SUCCESS is returned.
  • false: The validity of the request is checked. If the check succeeds, a 2XX HTTP status code is returned and the request is made.
Force Boolean No false

Specifies whether to forcibly release the instance in the Running (Running) state. Default value: false. Valid values:

  • true: forcibly releases the instance in the Running (Running) state. This operation is equivalent to the power-off operation. Temporary data in the memory and storage of the instance is erased and cannot be recovered.
  • false: normally releases the instance. This value is valid only for an instance in the Stopped (Stopped) state.
TerminateSubscription Boolean No false

Specifies whether to release an expired subscription instance.

Default value: false.
ClientToken String No 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000

The client token that is used to ensure the idempotence of the request. You can use the client to generate the value, but you must make sure that it is unique among different requests. The ClientToken value must contain only ASCII characters and cannot exceed 64 characters in length. For more information, see How to ensure idempotence.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 7B7813C6-57BF-41XX-B12B-F172F65A6046

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

https://ecs.aliyuncs.com/?Action=DeleteInstances
&InstanceId.1=i-bp1g6zv0ce8oghu7****
&Force=false
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<DeleteInstancesResponse>
      <RequestId>7B7813C6-57BF-41XX-B12B-F172F65A6046</RequestId>
</DeleteInstancesResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId": "7B7813C6-57BF-41XX-B12B-F172F65A6046"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code Error code Error message Description
403 InvalidOperation.DeletionProtection %s The error message returned because the operation is invalid. Disable release protection for the instance first.
403 InvalidOperation.EniLinked %s The error message returned because the operation is not supported while the instance is bound with elastic network interfaces (ENIs).
403 IncorrectInstanceStatus %s The error message returned because the operation is not supported while the instance is in the current state.
500 InternalError The request processing has failed due to some unknown error. The error message returned because an internal error has occurred. Try again later. If the problem persists, submit a ticket.
500 InternalError %s The error message returned because an internal error has occurred.
403 InstanceLockedForSecurity The specified operation is denied as your instance is locked for security reasons. The error message returned because the operation is not supported while the instance is locked for security reasons.
400 DependencyViolation.SLBConfiguring Specified operation is denied as your instance is using by another product. The error message returned because the instance is referenced by an SLB instance that is being configured.
400 DependencyViolation.RouteEntry Specified instance is used by route entry. The error message returned because custom routing entries that include the IP address of the specified instance exist in the current VPC.

For more information about error codes, see API Error Center.