Delete an Archive from a Vault in Amazon Glacier by Using the Amazon SDK for .NET - Amazon Glacier
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Delete an Archive from a Vault in Amazon Glacier by Using the Amazon SDK for .NET

The following C# code example uses the high-level API of the Amazon SDK for .NET to delete the archive that you uploaded in the previous step. In the code example, note the following:

  • The example creates an instance of the ArchiveTransferManager class for the specified Amazon Glacier Region endpoint.

  • The code example uses the US West (Oregon) Region (us-west-2).

  • The example uses the Delete API operation of the ArchiveTransferManager class that's provided as part of the high-level API of the Amazon SDK for .NET.

For step-by-step instructions on how to run this example, see Running Code Examples. You must update the code as shown with the archive ID of the file that you uploaded in Step 3: Upload an Archive to a Vault in Amazon Glacier.

Example — Deleting an Archive by Using the High-Level API of the Amazon SDK for .NET
using System;
using Amazon.Glacier;
using Amazon.Glacier.Transfer;
using Amazon.Runtime;

namespace glacier.amazon.com.docsamples
{
  class ArchiveDeleteHighLevel_GettingStarted
  {
    static string vaultName = "examplevault";
    static string archiveId = "*** Provide archive ID ***";

    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      try
      {
        var manager = new ArchiveTransferManager(Amazon.RegionEndpoint.USWest2);
        manager.DeleteArchive(vaultName, archiveId);
      }
      catch (AmazonGlacierException e) { Console.WriteLine(e.Message); }
      catch (AmazonServiceException e) { Console.WriteLine(e.Message); }
      catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine(e.Message); }
      Console.WriteLine("To continue, press Enter");
      Console.ReadKey();
    }
  }
}