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ENS:DeleteCluster

Last Updated:Apr 20, 2026

Deletes a cluster.

Operation description

When you delete a cluster, you can use the RetainResources parameter. The default is false. Setting this parameter to true retains the ENS compute instances that host the worker nodes.

Deleting a cluster also deletes all its nodes and node pools. However, ENS compute instances attached using a script from the DescribeAttachScript operation are retained.

If a node pool in the cluster is scaling out or in, wait for the operation to complete before you delete the cluster.

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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

ens:DeleteCluster

delete

*All Resource

*

None None

Request syntax

POST  HTTP/1.1

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

ClusterId

string

Yes

The ID of the cluster to delete.

eck-xxxxxxxx

RetainResources

boolean

No

Indicates whether to retain the associated cloud resources. The default is false.

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

Schema of Response

RequestId

string

The request ID.

CEF72CEB-54B6-4AE8-B225-F876FF7BA984

ClusterId

string

The cluster ID.

eck-xxxxxxxx

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "CEF72CEB-54B6-4AE8-B225-F876FF7BA984",
  "ClusterId": "eck-xxxxxxxx"
}

Error codes

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.