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Resource Management:DeletePolicy

Last Updated:Aug 28, 2026

Deletes a permission policy.

Operation description

Note
  • Before you delete a permission policy, you must delete all non-default versions of the policy. To delete a policy version, see DeletePolicyVersion.

  • Before you delete a permission policy, make sure that the policy is not attached to any RAM user, RAM user group, or RAM role. To detach a policy, see DetachPolicy.

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RAM authorization

No authorization for this operation. If you encounter issues with this operation, contact technical support.

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

PolicyName

string

Yes

The name of the permission policy.

The name must be 1 to 128 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, and hyphens (-).

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Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

RequestId

string

The request ID.

898FAB24-7509-43EE-A287-086FE4C44394

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "898FAB24-7509-43EE-A287-086FE4C44394"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 InvalidParameter.PolicyName.InvalidChars The policy name contains invalid characters. It must only contain upper or lower case letters, numbers, and dash (-). The policy name contains invalid characters. It must only contain upper or lower case letters, numbers, and dash (-).
400 InvalidParameter.PolicyName.Length The length of the policy name is invalid. It must be 1 to 128 characters in length. The maximum length of the policy name is exceeded. It must be 1 to 128 characters in length.
404 EntityNotExist.Policy The policy does not exist. The policy does not exist.
409 DeleteConflict.Policy.User Before deleting the policy, it may not be attached to any user. The policy must not be attached to any user when you delete it.
409 DeleteConflict.Policy.Group The policy cannot be attached to any group when you delete it. The policy cannot be attached to any group when you delete it.
409 DeleteConflict.Policy.Version You must delete all non-default versions before you delete the policy. You must delete all non-default versions before you delete the policy.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.