# Set up deletion protection in AWS End User Messaging SMS
Set up deletion protection

When you turn on deletion protection for a protect configuration you will not be able to delete the protect configuration until deletion protection is disabled and the protect configuration is no longer associated with a configuration set or the *account default* protect configuration. By default, deletion protection is disabled.

To enable deletion protection for a protect configuration, you can use the AWS End User Messaging SMS console, the `DeleteProtectConfiguration` action in the AWS End User Messaging SMS and voice v2 API, or the `aws sms-voice delete-protect-configuration` command in the AWS CLI. This section shows how to delete a protect configuration using the AWS End User Messaging SMS console and the AWS CLI.

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

**Enable deletion protection**

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 **Protect**, choose **Protect configuration**.

1. On the **Protect configurations** page, choose the protect configuration that will have deletion protection enabled.

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

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

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

You can use the update-protect-configuration command to enable deletion protection. 

**Enable deletion protection**
+ At the command line, enter the following command:

  ```
  $ update-protect-configuration --protect-configuration-id ProtectConfigurationId --deletion-protection-enabled Status
  ```

  In the preceding command, make the following changes:
  + Replace *ProtectConfigId* with the unique identifier of the protect configuration.
  + Replace *Status* with *true* to enable or *false* to disable deletion protection.

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

**Disable deletion protection**

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 **Protect**, choose **Protect configuration**.

1. On the **Protect configurations** page, choose the protect configuration that will have deletion protection disabled.

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

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

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