Use DetachVolume with an AWS SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use DetachVolume.

CLI

AWS CLI

To detach a volume from an instance

This example command detaches the volume (vol-049df61146c4d7901) from the instance it is attached to.

Command:

aws ec2 detach-volume --volume-id vol-1234567890abcdef0

Output:

{
    "AttachTime": "2014-02-27T19:23:06.000Z",
    "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0",
    "VolumeId": "vol-049df61146c4d7901",
    "State": "detaching",
    "Device": "/dev/sdb"
}

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

PowerShell

Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example detaches the specified volume.

Dismount-EC2Volume -VolumeId vol-12345678

Output:

AttachTime          : 12/22/2015 1:53:58 AM
DeleteOnTermination : False
Device              : /dev/sdh
InstanceId          : i-1a2b3c4d
State               : detaching
VolumeId            : vol-12345678

Example 2: You can also specify the instance ID and device name to ensure that you are detaching the correct volume.

Dismount-EC2Volume -VolumeId vol-12345678 -InstanceId i-1a2b3c4d -Device /dev/sdh

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