Use DeleteVirtualMfaDevice with a CLI

To remove a virtual MFA device

The following delete-virtual-mfa-device command removes the specified MFA device from the current account.

aws iam delete-virtual-mfa-device \
    --serial-number arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/MFATest

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Deactivating MFA devices in the Amazon IAM User Guide.

Example 1: This example deletes the IAM virtual MFA device whose ARN is arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/bob.

Remove-IAMVirtualMFADevice -SerialNumber arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/bob

Example 2: This example checks to see whether the IAM user Theresa has an MFA device assigned. If one is found, the device is disabled for the IAM user. If the device is virtual, then it is also deleted.

$mfa = Get-IAMMFADevice -UserName Theresa
if ($mfa) { 
    Disable-IAMMFADevice -SerialNumber $mfa.SerialNumber -UserName $name 
    if ($mfa.SerialNumber -like "arn:*") { Remove-IAMVirtualMFADevice -SerialNumber $mfa.SerialNumber }
}

Example 1: This example deletes the IAM virtual MFA device whose ARN is arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/bob.

Remove-IAMVirtualMFADevice -SerialNumber arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/bob

Example 2: This example checks to see whether the IAM user Theresa has an MFA device assigned. If one is found, the device is disabled for the IAM user. If the device is virtual, then it is also deleted.

$mfa = Get-IAMMFADevice -UserName Theresa
if ($mfa) { 
    Disable-IAMMFADevice -SerialNumber $mfa.SerialNumber -UserName $name 
    if ($mfa.SerialNumber -like "arn:*") { Remove-IAMVirtualMFADevice -SerialNumber $mfa.SerialNumber }
}