# Using phone number deletion protection in AWS End User Messaging SMS
Using deletion protection

When you turn on deletion protection you will not be able to release the phone number until deletion protection is disabled. By default deletion protection is turned off.

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#### [ Enable deletion protection (Console) ]

To change deletion protection using the AWS End User Messaging SMS console, follow these steps:

**Enable deletion protection (Console)**

1. Open the AWS End User Messaging SMS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/).

1. In the navigation pane, under **Configurations**, choose **Phone numbers**.

1. On the **Phone numbers** page, choose the phone number that will have deletion protection enabled.

1. On the **Deletion protection** tab, choose the **Edit settings** button.

1. Choose **Enable deletion protection** and then **Save changes**.

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#### [ Disable deletion protection (Console) ]

To change deletion protection using the AWS End User Messaging SMS console, follow these steps:

**Enable deletion protection (Console)**

1. Open the AWS End User Messaging SMS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/).

1. In the navigation pane, under **Configurations**, choose **Phone numbers**.

1. On the **Phone numbers** page, choose the phone number that will have deletion protection enabled.

1. On the **Deletion protection** tab, choose the **Edit settings** button.

1. Clear **Enable deletion protection** and then **Save changes**.

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#### [ Enable deletion protection (AWS CLI) ]

You can use the [update-phone-number](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/pinpoint-sms-voice-v2/update-phone-number.html) command to enable deletion protection the phone number.

At the command line, enter the following command:

```
$ aws pinpoint-sms-voice-v2 update-phone-number --phonenumber-id PhoneNumberid --deletion-protection-enabled
```

In the preceding command, make the following changes:
+ Replace *PhoneNumberid* with the PhoneNumberID or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the phone number.

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