rds:DeleteDBCluster

Write

rds:DeleteDBCluster is a Write access-level action in the rds service. Grants permission to delete a previously provisioned DB cluster

Resource types

ARNs that rds:DeleteDBCluster can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:rds:${Region}:${Account}:cluster:${DbClusterInstanceName}

cluster

arn:${Partition}:rds:${Region}:${Account}:cluster-snapshot:${ClusterSnapshotName}

cluster-snapshot

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants rds:DeleteDBCluster.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the set of tag key-value pairs attached to the resource

rds:cluster-snapshot-tag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tag attached to a DB cluster snapshot

rds:cluster-tag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tag attached to a DB cluster

Dependent actions

To use rds:DeleteDBCluster you may also need to grant:

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows rds:DeleteDBCluster. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowRdsDeleteDBCluster",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "rds:DeleteDBCluster",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Related actions in rds

rds:AddRoleToDBCluster Write rds:AddRoleToDBInstance Write rds:AddSourceIdentifierToSubscription Write rds:AddTagsToResource Tagging rds:ApplyPendingMaintenanceAction Write rds:AuthorizeDBSecurityGroupIngress Permissions management rds:BacktrackDBCluster Write rds:CancelExportTask Write rds:CopyCustomDBEngineVersion Write rds:CopyDBClusterParameterGroup Write rds:CopyDBClusterSnapshot Write rds:CopyDBParameterGroup Write

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