File: //lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/examples/cloudfront/delete-distribution.rst
**To delete a CloudFront distribution**
The following example deletes the CloudFront distribution with the ID
``EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE``. Before you can delete a distribution, you must disable it.
To disable a distribution, use the `update-distribution
<update-distribution.html>`_ command. For more information, see the
`update-distribution examples <update-distribution.html#examples>`_.
When a distribution is disabled, you can delete it. To delete a distribution,
you must use the ``--if-match`` option to provide the distribution's ``ETag``.
To get the ``ETag``, use the `get-distribution <get-distribution.html>`_ or
`get-distribution-config <get-distribution-config.html>`_ command.
::
aws cloudfront delete-distribution \
--id EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE \
--if-match E2QWRUHEXAMPLE
When successful, this command has no output.