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# Delete a detector, detector version, or rule version
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Before deleting a detector in Amazon Fraud Detector, you must first delete all detector versions and rule versions that are associated with the detector.

When you delete a detector, detector version, or rule version, Amazon Fraud Detector permanently deletes that resource and the data is no longer stored in Amazon Fraud Detector.

**To delete a detector version**

You can only delete detector versions that are in `DRAFT` or `INACTIVE` status.

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

1. In the left navigation pane of the Amazon Fraud Detector console, choose **Detectors**.

1. Choose the detector that contains the detector version you want to delete.

1. Choose the detector version that you want to delete.

1. Choose **Actions**, and then choose **Delete**.

1. Enter **delete**, and then choose **Delete detector**.

**To delete a rule version**

You can delete a rule version only if it is not used by any `ACTIVE` or `INACTIVE` detector versions. If necessary, before deleting a rule version, first move the `ACTIVE` detector version to `INACTIVE`, then delete the `INACTIVE` detector version.

1. In the left navigation pane of the Amazon Fraud Detector console, choose **Detectors**.

1. Choose the detector that contains the rule version you want to delete.

1. Choose the **Associated rules** tab, and choose the rule that you want to delete.

1. Choose the rule version that you want to delete.

1. Choose **Actions**, and then choose **Delete rule version**.

1. Enter **delete**, and then choose **Delete version**.

**To delete a detector**

Before deleting a detector, you must first delete all detector versions and rule versions that are associated with the detector.

1. In the left navigation pane of the Amazon Fraud Detector console, choose **Detectors**.

1. Choose the detector that you want to delete.

1. Choose **Actions**, and then choose **Delete detector**.

1. Enter **delete**, and then choose **Delete detector**.