Delete a streaming distribution. To delete an RTMP distribution using the CloudFront API, perform the following steps.
To delete an RTMP distribution using the CloudFront API:
- Disable the RTMP distribution.
- Submit a
GET Streaming Distribution Config
request to get the current configuration and the Etag
header for the distribution. - Update the XML document that was returned in the response to your
GET Streaming Distribution Config
request to change the value of Enabled
to false
. - Submit a
PUT Streaming Distribution Config
request to update the configuration for your distribution. In the request body, include the XML document that you updated in Step 3. Then set the value of the HTTP If-Match
header to the value of the ETag
header that CloudFront returned when you submitted the GET Streaming Distribution Config
request in Step 2. - Review the response to the
PUT Streaming Distribution Config
request to confirm that the distribution was successfully disabled. - Submit a
GET Streaming Distribution Config
request to confirm that your changes have propagated. When propagation is complete, the value of Status
is Deployed
. - Submit a
DELETE Streaming Distribution
request. Set the value of the HTTP If-Match
header to the value of the ETag
header that CloudFront returned when you submitted the GET Streaming Distribution Config
request in Step 2. - Review the response to your
DELETE Streaming Distribution
request to confirm that the distribution was successfully deleted.
For information about deleting a distribution using the CloudFront console, see
Deleting a Distribution in the
Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.