name : delete-table.rst **To delete a table** The following ``delete-table`` example deletes the ``MusicCollection`` table. :: aws dynamodb delete-table \ --table-name MusicCollection Output:: { "TableDescription": { "TableStatus": "DELETING", "TableSizeBytes": 0, "ItemCount": 0, "TableName": "MusicCollection", "ProvisionedThroughput": { "NumberOfDecreasesToday": 0, "WriteCapacityUnits": 5, "ReadCapacityUnits": 5 } } } For more information, see `Deleting a Table <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithTables.Basics.html#WorkingWithTables.Basics.DeleteTable>`__ in the *Amazon DynamoDB Developer Guide*.