Delete Snapshot operation

The Delete Snapshot operation enables you to delete a snapshot of an Amazon EBS snapshot that you own.

The following figure shows a sample <items> XML element for the Delete Snapshot operation. 

Sample <items> XML element for the Delete Snapshot operation

<items>
   <item>
       <parameters>
           <snapshot-id></snapshot-id>
       </parameters>
   </item>
</items>

The following table shows adapter request elements for the Delete Snapshot operation. 

Adapter request elements for the Delete Snapshot operation

Element

Definition

Required

<wsdl-location>

Specifies the target Web Service Description Language (WSDL) URL for Amazon EC2

Examples:

Conditional:

  • Required if not specified in the request
  • If specified in the configuration and request, the value in the request overrides the value in the configuration
<endpoint-address>

Specifies the web service endpoint for the adapter to use while performing operations on Amazon EC2 instances across different regions
Default value: US East region: http://us-east-1.ec2.amazonaws.com/

No

<signature-properties>

Specifies the mode for signing the adapter request

Conditional:

  • Required if not specified in the configuration
  • If <signature-properties mode = "key-files">, requires <private-key-file>
     and <certificate-file>
  • If <signature-properties mode = "key-data">, requires <private-key-data> and <certificate-data>
<operation-name>

Contains the name of the operation: delete-snapshot

Yes

<snapshot-id>

Specifies the ID of the Amazon EBS snapshot that you want to delete

Yes

The following figure shows a sample adapter request for the Delete Snapshot operation. 

Sample adapter request for the Delete Snapshot operation

<amazon-ec2-request>
   <wsdl-location>http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2009-11-30/</wsdl-location>
   <endpoint-address>http://us-east-1.ec2.amazonaws.com/</endpoint-address>
   <signature-properties mode = "key-files">
       <private-key-file>C:\Security\
pk-MJ5GIUNLM2XJ3VRJSYTKOFDWILELDQHB.PEM</private-key-file>
       <certificate-file>C:\Security\
cert-MJ5GIUNLM2XJ3VRJSYTKOFDWILELDQHB.PEM</certificate-file>
   </signature-properties>
   <operation-name>delete-snapshot</operation-name>
   <parameters>
       <snapshot-id>snap-62a6700a</snapshot-id>
   </parameters>
</amazon-ec2-request>

The following figure shows a sample adapter response for the Delete Snapshot operation. 

Sample adapter response for the Delete Snapshot operation

<amazon-ec2-response>
   <metadata>
       <status>success</status>
   </metadata>
   <DeleteSnapshotResponse>
       <requestId>10a0ed9e-61dc-46e4-8e55-d812d641f62c</requestId>
       <return>true</return>
   </DeleteSnapshotResponse>
</amazon-ec2-response>

 

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