Delete Images

Delete EC2 images (AMI).

Source code • Permissions

Images managed by AWS Backup cannot be deleted using this action. Instead, use Delete Backups.

Usage

Input

Parameter Description Type Required Default Value
image_ids List of Image IDs to delete list(string) Yes None
include_snapshots Delete snapshots associated with this image bool No False
region Region for operation. Leave blank for session default string No Session Default
debug Increase log verbosity bool No False
silent Decrease log verbosity bool No False
output Output format
table		 string No None
session Established session object No None

Output

Returns a list of image IDs that failed the deletion:

['ami-1234567890abcdef0', 'ami-abcdef1234567890']

Examples

Delete images but leave snapshots:

aaws ec2 delete_images --image_ids ami-1234567890abcdef0 ami-abcdef1234567890

Delete images and associated snapshots:

aaws ec2 delete_images --image_ids ami-1234567890abcdef0 ami-abcdef1234567890 --include_snapshots