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Backup Instances - Delete

Service:
Data Protection
API Version:
2025-09-01

Delete a backup instance in a backup vault

DELETE https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.DataProtection/backupVaults/{vaultName}/backupInstances/{backupInstanceName}?api-version=2025-09-01

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
backupInstanceName
 path True

string

The name of the BackupInstanceResource
resourceGroupName
 path True

string

minLength: 1
maxLength: 90

The name of the resource group. The name is case insensitive.
subscriptionId
 path True

string (uuid)

The ID of the target subscription. The value must be an UUID.
vaultName
 path True

string

minLength: 2
maxLength: 50
pattern: ^[A-Za-z][-A-Za-z0-9]*[A-Za-z0-9]$

The name of the backup vault.
api-version
 query True

string

minLength: 1

The API version to use for this operation.

Request Header

Name Required Type Description
x-ms-authorization-auxiliary

string

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

Resource deleted successfully.
202 Accepted

Resource deletion accepted.

Headers

  • Azure-AsyncOperation: string
  • Location: string
204 No Content

Resource does not exist.
Other Status Codes

CloudError

An unexpected error response.

Security

azure_auth

Azure Active Directory OAuth2 Flow.

Type: oauth2
Flow: implicit
Authorization URL: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize

Scopes

Name Description
user_impersonation impersonate your user account

Examples

Delete BackupInstance

Sample request

DELETE https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/04cf684a-d41f-4550-9f70-7708a3a2283b/resourceGroups/000pikumar/providers/Microsoft.DataProtection/backupVaults/PratikPrivatePreviewVault1/backupInstances/testInstance1?api-version=2025-09-01

Sample response

Status code:
200
Status code:
202 
Azure-AsyncOperation: https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/04cf684a-d41f-4550-9f70-7708a3a2283b/resourceGroups/000pikumar/providers/Microsoft.DataProtection/backupVaults/PratikPrivatePreviewVault1/operationStatus/ZTA4YjQ0ZGYtYmNkNS00YTk1LWFjZTMtOTc1MjNmZWIxYWZlO2Y1ODg1MzA3LWJkNjItNDQ2OC05ZjZlLTJkMGM2NjNiNmJmNg==?api-version=2025-09-01
Location: https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/04cf684a-d41f-4550-9f70-7708a3a2283b/resourceGroups/000pikumar/providers/Microsoft.DataProtection/backupInstances/harshitbi1/operationResults/ZTA4YjQ0ZGYtYmNkNS00YTk1LWFjZTMtOTc1MjNmZWIxYWZlO2Y1ODg1MzA3LWJkNjItNDQ2OC05ZjZlLTJkMGM2NjNiNmJmNg==?api-version=2025-09-01
Retry-After: 60
Status code:
204

Definitions

Name Description
CloudError

An error response from Azure Backup.
Error

The resource management error response.
ErrorAdditionalInfo

The resource management error additional info.

CloudError

Object

An error response from Azure Backup.

Name Type Description
error

Error

The resource management error response.

Error

Object

The resource management error response.

Name Type Description
additionalInfo

ErrorAdditionalInfo[]

The error additional info.
code

string

The error code.
details

Error[]

The error details.
message

string

The error message.
target

string

The error target.

ErrorAdditionalInfo

Object

The resource management error additional info.

Name Type Description
info

object

The additional info.
type

string

The additional info type.