# Deleting a DynamoDB table backup
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This section describes how to use the AWS Management Console or the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to delete an Amazon DynamoDB table backup. 

**Note**  
If you want to use the AWS CLI, you have to configure it first. For more information, see [Using the AWS CLI](AccessingDynamoDB.md#Tools.CLI).

**Topics**

## Deleting a table backup (console)
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The following procedure shows how to use the console to delete the `MusicBackup` that is created in the [Backing up a DynamoDB table](Backup.Tutorial.md) tutorial.

**To delete a backup**

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

1. In the navigation pane on the left side of the console, choose **Backups**.

1. In the list of backups, choose `MusicBackup`.  
![\[Screenshot showing the MusicBackup with status as available.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/images/select_musicbackup.png)

1. Choose **Delete**. Confirm that you want to delete the backup by typing **delete** and clicking **Delete**.

## Deleting a table backup (AWS CLI)
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The following example deletes a backup for an existing table `Music` table using the AWS CLI.

```
aws dynamodb delete-backup \
--backup-arn arn:aws:dynamodb:us-east-1:123456789012:table/Music/backup/01489602797149-73d8d5bc
```