Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

DeleteBackup

Deletes an Amazon FSx backup, deleting its contents. After deletion, the backup no longer exists, and its data is gone.

The DeleteBackup call returns instantly. The backup will not show up in later DescribeBackups calls.

Important

The data in a deleted backup is also deleted and can't be recovered by any means.

Request Syntax


{
   "BackupId": "string",
   "ClientRequestToken": "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.

BackupId

The ID of the backup you want to delete.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 12. Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: ^(backup-[0-9a-f]{8,})$

Required: Yes

ClientRequestToken

A string of up to 64 ASCII characters that Amazon FSx uses to ensure idempotent deletion. This is automatically filled on your behalf when using the AWS CLI or SDK.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 63.

Pattern: [A-za-z0-9_.-]{0,63}$

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "BackupId": "string",
   "Lifecycle": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

BackupId

The ID of the backup deleted.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 12. Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: ^(backup-[0-9a-f]{8,})$

Lifecycle

The lifecycle of the backup. Should be DELETED.

Type: String

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

BackupBeingCopied

You can't delete a backup while it's being copied.

HTTP Status Code: 400

BackupInProgress

Another backup is already under way. Wait for completion before initiating additional backups of this file system.

HTTP Status Code: 400

BackupNotFound

No Amazon FSx backups were found based upon the supplied parameters.

HTTP Status Code: 400

BackupRestoring

You can't delete a backup while it's being used to restore a file system.

HTTP Status Code: 400

BadRequest

A generic error indicating a failure with a client request.

HTTP Status Code: 400

IncompatibleParameterError

The error returned when a second request is received with the same client request token but different parameters settings. A client request token should always uniquely identify a single request.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InternalServerError

A generic error indicating a server-side failure.

HTTP Status Code: 500