name : delete-db-cluster.rst **To delete an Amazon DocumentDB cluster** The following ``delete-db-cluster`` example deletes the Amazon DocumentDB cluster ``sample-cluster``. No backup of the cluster is made prior to deleting it. NOTE: You must delete all instances associated with the cluster before you can delete it. :: aws docdb delete-db-cluster \ --db-cluster-identifier sample-cluster \ --skip-final-snapshot Output:: { "DBCluster": { "DBClusterIdentifier": "sample-cluster", "DBSubnetGroup": "default", "EngineVersion": "3.6.0", "Engine": "docdb", "LatestRestorableTime": "2019-03-18T18:07:24.610Z", "PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "sun:20:30-sun:21:00", "StorageEncrypted": false, "EarliestRestorableTime": "2019-03-18T18:07:24.610Z", "Port": 27017, "VpcSecurityGroups": [ { "Status": "active", "VpcSecurityGroupId": "sg-77186e0d" } ], "MultiAZ": false, "MasterUsername": "master-user", "DBClusterArn": "arn:aws:rds:us-west-2:123456789012:cluster:sample-cluster", "Status": "available", "PreferredBackupWindow": "10:12-10:42", "ReaderEndpoint": "sample-cluster.cluster-ro-corcjozrlsfc.us-west-2.docdb.amazonaws.com", "AvailabilityZones": [ "us-west-2c", "us-west-2b", "us-west-2a" ], "Endpoint": "sample-cluster.cluster-corcjozrlsfc.us-west-2.docdb.amazonaws.com", "DbClusterResourceId": "cluster-L3R4YRSBUYDP4GLMTJ2WF5GH5Q", "ClusterCreateTime": "2019-03-18T18:06:34.616Z", "AssociatedRoles": [], "DBClusterParameterGroup": "default.docdb3.6", "HostedZoneId": "ZNKXH85TT8WVW", "BackupRetentionPeriod": 1, "DBClusterMembers": [] } } For more information, see `Deleting an Amazon DocumentDB Cluster <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/db-cluster-delete.html>`__ in the *Amazon DocumentDB Developer Guide*.