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Use DeletePolicy with a CLI

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Use DeletePolicy with a CLI - Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

The following code examples show how to use DeletePolicy.

CLI
AWS CLI

To delete a scaling policy

This example deletes the specified scaling policy.

aws autoscaling delete-policy \
    --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg \
    --policy-name alb1000-target-tracking-scaling-policy

This command produces no output.

  • For API details, see DeletePolicy in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example deletes the specified policy for the specified Auto Scaling group. You are prompted for confirmation before the operation proceeds.

Remove-ASPolicy -AutoScalingGroupName my-asg -PolicyName myScaleInPolicy

Output:

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing operation "Remove-ASPolicy (DeletePolicy)" on Target "myScaleInPolicy".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"):

Example 2: If you specify the Force parameter, you are not prompted for confirmation before the operation proceeds.

Remove-ASPolicy -AutoScalingGroupName my-asg -PolicyName myScaleInPolicy -Force

  • For API details, see DeletePolicy in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.

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AWS CLI

To delete a scaling policy

This example deletes the specified scaling policy.

aws autoscaling delete-policy \
    --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg \
    --policy-name alb1000-target-tracking-scaling-policy

This command produces no output.

  • For API details, see DeletePolicy in AWS CLI Command Reference.

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using this service with an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.

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