Deleting a Cluster Snapshot

    To delete a manual cluster snapshot using the AWS Management Console, complete the following steps.

    1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console, and open the Amazon DocumentDB console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/docdb.

    2. In the list of snapshots, choose the button to the left of the snapshot that you want to delete. The snapshot’s type must be manual.

      1. You can verify that that the snapshot’s type is manual by checking if it is listed as or automatic under the Type column.

    3. From the Actions menu, choose Delete. If the Delete option is unavailable, you probably chose an automatic snapshot.

    Delete a Cluster Snapshot Using the AWS CLI

    An Amazon DocumentDB manual cluster snapshot is a full backup that you can manually delete using the AWS CLI. You cannot manually delete an automatic snapshot.

    Parameters

    • --db-cluster-snapshot-identifier — Required. The name of the manual snapshot to delete.

    The following example deletes the cluster snapshot .

    For Linux, macOS, or Unix:

    For Windows:

    1. aws docdb delete-db-cluster-snapshot ^