EC2 / Client / delete_security_group

delete_security_group#

EC2.Client.delete_security_group(**kwargs)#

Deletes a security group.

If you attempt to delete a security group that is associated with an instance, or is referenced by another security group, the operation fails with InvalidGroup.InUse in EC2-Classic or DependencyViolation in EC2-VPC.

Note

We are retiring EC2-Classic. We recommend that you migrate from EC2-Classic to a VPC. For more information, see Migrate from EC2-Classic to a VPC in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.delete_security_group(
    GroupId='string',
    GroupName='string',
    DryRun=True|False
)
Parameters:

  • GroupId (string) – The ID of the security group. Required for a nondefault VPC.

  • GroupName (string) – [EC2-Classic, default VPC] The name of the security group. You can specify either the security group name or the security group ID. For security groups in a nondefault VPC, you must specify the security group ID.

  • DryRun (boolean) – Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.

Returns:

None

Examples

This example deletes the specified security group.

response = client.delete_security_group(
    GroupId='sg-903004f8',
)

print(response)

Expected Output:

{
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}