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UnshareDirectory - AWS Directory Service

UnshareDirectory

Stops the directory sharing between the directory owner and consumer accounts.

Request Syntax

{ "DirectoryId": "string", "UnshareTarget": { "Id": "string", "Type": "string" } }

Request Parameters

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

DirectoryId

The identifier of the AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory that you want to stop sharing.

Type: String

Pattern: ^d-[0-9a-f]{10}$

Required: Yes

UnshareTarget

Identifier for the directory consumer account with whom the directory has to be unshared.

Type: UnshareTarget object

Required: Yes

Response Syntax

{ "SharedDirectoryId": "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.

SharedDirectoryId

Identifier of the directory stored in the directory consumer account that is to be unshared from the specified directory (DirectoryId).

Type: String

Pattern: ^d-[0-9a-f]{10}$

Errors

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

ClientException

A client exception has occurred.

HTTP Status Code: 400

DirectoryNotSharedException

The specified directory has not been shared with this AWS account.

HTTP Status Code: 400

EntityDoesNotExistException

The specified entity could not be found.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidTargetException

The specified shared target is not valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ServiceException

An exception has occurred in AWS Directory Service.

HTTP Status Code: 500

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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