This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Delete Backup Policy
You can delete a backup policy from Veeam Backup for AWS.
Note |
When you delete a backup policy, cloud-native snapshots, and snapshot replicas or image-level backups created by this backup policy remain intact in AWS. Such snapshots, replicas and backups are not deleted from the configuration database — you can find them in the Protected Data view. |
Request
To delete a backup policy with the specified ID, send the HTTP DELETE request to the /policies/{policyId} endpoint. {policyId} is a system ID assigned to the backup policy in the Veeam Backup for AWS REST API.
HTTP Request
DELETE https://<hostname>:<port>/api/v1/policies/{policyId} |
Request Headers
The request contains the following headers.
Header | Required/Optional | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Authorization | Required | Bearer <Access-Token> | Authenticates a client who sends the request to the server. Must contain the access token for the current logon session in the Bearer <Access-Token> format. |
x-api-version | Required | 1.0-rev0 | Specifies the current revision of the Veeam Backup for AWS REST API. |
Accept | Optional |
| Specifies a media type of representation that is required in the response message. If the requested type is not supported, the server will return the response in the application/json media type. |
Response
The server returns the following response to the client.
Response Code
A successfully completed operation returns a response code 200 (OK).
Response Headers
The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.
Header | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
Content-Length | integer | Identifies the length of the response body message, in bytes. |
Content-Type |
| Identifies the media type of the response body message. |
Example
The following request deletes a backup policy with the ID 6ac40b80-4bdb-46e9-9759-0fc0d1166ccf.
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