You can delete a Resource Account-type Member. This action also deletes all the Member's resources and data, and you will no longer be able to sign in to or use the account.
A Resource Account-type Member cannot be recovered after it is deleted. Proceed with caution.
Process overview
Prerequisites and checks
Resource Directory checks
Before deleting a Member, the system automatically verifies that the following Resource Directory conditions are met:
Member deletion permission check
You can delete a Member only after enabling the member deletion permission. For more information, see Enable the member deletion permission.
Operator check
As a Security Best Practice, you can delete a Member only by using a RAM User with administrative permissions (AliyunResourceDirectoryFullAccess) under the Management Account. You cannot use the root user of the Management Account to delete a Member. For more information, see Create a RAM user.
Deletion target (Member) check
You cannot delete a Delegated Administrator Account.
You must first remove the Delegated Administrator Account role before you can delete the Member. For more information, see Remove a delegated administrator account.
You can only delete Resource Account-type Members that were created in Resource Directory.
For Members of the Alibaba Cloud Account type (Alibaba Cloud accounts invited to join your Resource Directory), you can only remove them from the Resource Directory, not delete them. To delete these accounts, follow the standard Alibaba Cloud account deletion process.
Account checks
Before you delete a Member, the system automatically checks whether the account meets the following conditions. If a check fails, resolve the issue as described in the solution before you try to delete the Member again.
Category | Condition | Solution | Actions |
Financial checks | The Member has outstanding Bills. | Settle the Bills before deleting the Member. | |
The Member has an invoice being issued. | Wait for the invoice to be issued or cancel the invoice request before deleting the Member. | None | |
The Member has overdue invoices. | Return the invoice before deleting the Member. | None | |
Resource checks | The Member has domain name products. | Wait for the domain names to expire or transfer them to another account before deleting the Member. | |
The Member has active Subscription resource instances. | Unsubscribe from the resources before deleting the Member. | ||
The Member has used Pay-As-You-Go resource instances in the last 30 days. | After submitting the deletion request, the Member enters a Silence Period. The Member is automatically deleted after the Silence Period ends. | None |
Procedure
Sign in to the Resource Management console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Resource Organization View or Member List View tab, find the Resource Account-type Member to delete and, in the Actions column, click
> Delete.
In the Delete Member dialog box, carefully read the on-screen information, enter the Member's account name, and then click Deletion Check.
The deletion check takes approximately 3 to 5 minutes. You can click Run in Background to close the dialog box and monitor the status of the check in the Status column.
After the deletion check is successful, click in the Actions column, and then click Delete.
Based on the results of the deletion check, perform the following actions:
Check passed
The Member enters a Silence Period. During this period, the Member is unavailable. After the Silence Period ends, the system automatically begins the deletion process, which cannot be stopped. For information about when the Silence Period ends, see FAQ about managing Members.
Check failed
Follow the on-screen instructions to resolve the issues, and then try to delete the Member again.
Next steps
After you delete a Member, you can view the record of the DeleteAccount event in ActionTrail. For more information, see Query events in the ActionTrail console.