name : delete-db-instance.rst **To delete a DB instance** The following ``delete-db-instance`` example deletes the specified DB instance after creating a final DB snapshot named ``test-instance-final-snap``. :: aws rds delete-db-instance \ --db-instance-identifier test-instance \ --final-db-snapshot-identifier test-instance-final-snap Output:: { "DBInstance": { "DBInstanceIdentifier": "test-instance", "DBInstanceStatus": "deleting", ...some output truncated... } }