Deletes a policy.

Note
  • Before you delete a policy, you must delete all non-default versions of the policy. For more information about how to delete a policy version, see DeletePolicyVersion.
  • Before you delete a policy, make sure that the policy is not referenced. This means that the policy is not attached to RAM users, RAM user groups, or RAM roles. For more information about how to detach a policy, see DetachPolicy.

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes DeletePolicy

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DeletePolicy.
PolicyName String Yes OSS-Administrator

The name of the policy.

The name must be 1 to 128 characters in length and can contain letters, digits, and hyphens (-).

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 898FAB24-7509-43EE-A287-086FE4C44394

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

https://resourcemanager.aliyuncs.com/?Action=DeletePolicy
&PolicyName=OSS-Administrator
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<DeletePolicyResponse>
      <RequestId>898FAB24-7509-43EE-A287-086FE4C44394</RequestId>
</DeletePolicyResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId": "898FAB24-7509-43EE-A287-086FE4C44394"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code Error code Error message Description
400 InvalidParameter.PolicyName.InvalidChars The policy name contains invalid characters. It must only contain upper or lower case letters, numbers, and dash (-). The error message returned because the policy name contains invalid characters. The policy name can only contain letters, digits, and hyphens (-).
400 InvalidParameter.PolicyName.Length The length of the policy name is invalid. It must be 1 to 64 characters in length. The error message returned because the length of the policy name is invalid. The policy name must be 1 to 64 characters in length.
404 EntityNotExist.Policy The policy does not exist. The error message returned because the policy does not exist.
409 DeleteConflict.Policy.User Before deleting the policy, it may not be attached to any user. The error message returned because the policy is attached to a RAM user. Detach the policy from the RAM user first.
409 DeleteConflict.Policy.Group The policy cannot be attached to any group when you delete it. The error message returned because the policy is attached to a RAM user group. Detach the policy from the RAM user group first.
409 DeleteConflict.Policy.Version You must delete all non-default versions before you delete the policy. The error message returned because all non-default versions of the policy are not deleted. Delete the non-default versions first.

For a list of error codes, visit the API Error Center.