AWS Cloud9 is no longer available to new customers. Existing customers of AWS Cloud9 can continue to use the service as normal. [Learn more](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/how-to-migrate-from-aws-cloud9-to-aws-ide-toolkits-or-aws-cloudshell/)

# Working with AWS CloudFormation stacks using AWS Toolkit
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The AWS Toolkit provides support for [AWS CloudFormation](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) stacks. Using the AWS Toolkit, you can delete an CloudFormation stack.

## Deleting CloudFormation stacks
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You can use the AWS Toolkit to view and delete CloudFormation stacks.

### Prerequisites
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+ Ensure that the credentials you're using in the AWS Cloud9 environment include appropriate read/write access to the CloudFormation service. If in the **AWS Explorer**, under **CloudFormation**, you see a message similar to "Error loading CloudFormation resources," check the permissions attached to those credentials. Changes that you make to permissions take a few minutes to affect the **AWS Explorer**.

## To delete an CloudFormation stack


1. In the **AWS Explorer**, open the context (right-click) menu of the CloudFormation stack you want to delete.

1. Choose **Delete CloudFormation Stack**.

1. In the message that appears, choose **Yes** to confirm the delete.

After the stack is deleted, it's no longer listed in the **AWS Explorer**.