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**To delete stack instances**
The following ``delete-stack-instances`` example deletes instances of a stack set in two accounts in two regions and terminates the stacks. ::
aws cloudformation delete-stack-instances \
--stack-set-name my-stack-set \
--accounts 123456789012 567890123456 \
--regions us-east-1 us-west-1 \
--no-retain-stacks
Output::
{
"OperationId": "ad49f10c-fd1d-413f-a20a-8de6e2fa8f27"
}
To delete an empty stack set, use the ``delete-stack-set`` command.