name : detach-volume.rst **To detach a volume from an instance** This example command detaches the volume (``vol-049df61146c4d7901``) from the instance it is attached to. Command:: aws ec2 detach-volume --volume-id vol-1234567890abcdef0 Output:: { "AttachTime": "2014-02-27T19:23:06.000Z", "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0", "VolumeId": "vol-049df61146c4d7901", "State": "detaching", "Device": "/dev/sdb" }