DeleteParameter
Delete a parameter from the system. After deleting a parameter, wait for at least 30 seconds to create a parameter with the same name.
Request Syntax
{
"Name": "string"
}Request Parameters
For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
- Name
-
The name of the parameter to delete.
Note
You can't enter the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for a parameter, only the parameter name itself.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.
Required: Yes
Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- InternalServerError
-
An error occurred on the server side.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- ParameterNotFound
-
The parameter couldn't be found. Verify the name and try again.
HTTP Status Code: 400
Examples
Example
This example illustrates one usage of DeleteParameter.
Sample Request
POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: ssm.us-east-2.amazonaws.com
Accept-Encoding: identity
Content-Length: 28
X-Amz-Target: AmazonSSM.DeleteParameter
X-Amz-Date: 20180316T010702Z
User-Agent: aws-cli/1.11.180 Python/2.7.9 Windows/8 botocore/1.7.38
Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.1
Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE/20180316/us-east-2/ssm/aws4_request,
SignedHeaders=content-type;host;x-amz-date;x-amz-target, Signature=39c3b3042cd2aEXAMPLE
{
"Name": "EC2DevServerType"
}Sample Response
{}
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following: