# Deleting replicated backups for Amazon RDS
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You can delete replicated backups for DB instances using the Amazon RDS console. You can also use the `delete-db-instance-automated-backups` AWS CLI command or the `DeleteDBInstanceAutomatedBackup` RDS API operation.

## Console
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Delete replicated backups in the destination Region from the **Automated backups** page.

**To delete replicated backups**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon RDS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/).

1. Choose the destination Region from the **Region selector**.

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Automated backups**.

1. On the **Replicated backups** tab, choose the DB instance for which you want to delete the replicated backups.

1. For **Actions**, choose **Delete**.

1. On the confirmation page, enter **delete me** and choose **Delete**.

## AWS CLI
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Delete replicated backups by using the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/delete-db-instance-automated-backup.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/delete-db-instance-automated-backup.html) AWS CLI command.

You can use the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/describe-db-instances.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/describe-db-instances.html) CLI command to find the Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the replicated backups. For more information, see [Finding information about replicated backups for Amazon RDS](AutomatedBackups.Replicating.Describe.md).

**To delete replicated backups**
+ Run one of the following commands.

  For Linux, macOS, or Unix:

  ```
  aws rds delete-db-instance-automated-backup \
  --db-instance-automated-backups-arn "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:auto-backup:ab-L2IJCEXJP7XQ7HOJ4SIEXAMPLE"
  ```

  For Windows:

  ```
  aws rds delete-db-instance-automated-backup ^
  --db-instance-automated-backups-arn "arn:aws:rds:us-east-1:123456789012:auto-backup:ab-L2IJCEXJP7XQ7HOJ4SIEXAMPLE"
  ```

## RDS API
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Delete replicated backups by using the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteDBInstanceAutomatedBackup.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteDBInstanceAutomatedBackup.html) RDS API operation with the `DBInstanceAutomatedBackupsArn` parameter.