Deleting a DynamoDB table backup
This section describes how to use the Amazon Web Services Management Console or the Amazon Command Line Interface (Amazon CLI) to delete an Amazon DynamoDB table backup.
Note
If you want to use the Amazon CLI, you have to configure it first. For more information, see Using the Amazon CLI.
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The following procedure shows how to use the console to delete the
MusicBackup
that is created in the Backing up a DynamoDB table tutorial.
To delete a backup
Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the DynamoDB console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/dynamodb/
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In the navigation pane on the left side of the console, choose Backups.
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In the list of backups, choose
MusicBackup
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Choose Delete. Confirm that you want to delete the backup by typing
delete
and clicking Delete.
The following example deletes a backup for an existing table
Music
table using the Amazon CLI.
aws dynamodb delete-backup \ --backup-arn arn:aws:dynamodb:us-east-1:123456789012:table/Music/backup/01489602797149-73d8d5bc