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#  delete-stack  Â¶

##  Description  Â¶

Deletes a specified stack. Once the call completes successfully, stack
deletion starts. Deleted stacks donât show up in the DescribeStacks
operation if the deletion has been completed successfully.

See also: [ AWS API Documentation
](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/cloudformation-2010-05-15/DeleteStack)

##  Synopsis  Â¶

    
    
      delete-stack
    --stack-name <value>
    [--retain-resources <value>]
    [--role-arn <value>]
    [--client-request-token <value>]
    [--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
    [--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
    [--debug]
    [--endpoint-url <value>]
    [--no-verify-ssl]
    [--no-paginate]
    [--output <value>]
    [--query <value>]
    [--profile <value>]
    [--region <value>]
    [--version <value>]
    [--color <value>]
    [--no-sign-request]
    [--ca-bundle <value>]
    [--cli-read-timeout <value>]
    [--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
    [--cli-binary-format <value>]
    [--no-cli-pager]
    [--cli-auto-prompt]
    [--no-cli-auto-prompt]
    

##  Options  Â¶

` --stack-name  ` (string)

> The name or the unique stack ID thatâs associated with the stack.

` --retain-resources  ` (list)

> For stacks in the ` DELETE_FAILED  ` state, a list of resource logical IDs
> that are associated with the resources you want to retain. During deletion,
> CloudFormation deletes the stack but doesnât delete the retained
> resources.
>
> Retaining resources is useful when you canât delete a resource, such as a
> non-empty S3 bucket, but you want to delete the stack.
>
> (string)

Syntax:

    
    
    "string" "string" ...
    

` --role-arn  ` (string)

> The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an Identity and Access Management (IAM)
> role that CloudFormation assumes to delete the stack. CloudFormation uses
> the roleâs credentials to make calls on your behalf.
>
> If you donât specify a value, CloudFormation uses the role that was
> previously associated with the stack. If no role is available,
> CloudFormation uses a temporary session thatâs generated from your user
> cr