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# Use `DetachPolicy` with an AWS SDK or CLI
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The following code examples show how to use `DetachPolicy`.

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#### [ .NET ]

**SDK for .NET**  
 There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the [AWS Code Examples Repository](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/dotnetv3/Organizations#code-examples). 

```
    using System;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Amazon.Organizations;
    using Amazon.Organizations.Model;

    /// <summary>
    /// Shows how to detach a policy from an AWS Organizations organization,
    /// organizational unit, or account.
    /// </summary>
    public class DetachPolicy
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes the Organizations client object and uses it to call
        /// DetachPolicyAsync to detach the policy.
        /// </summary>
        public static async Task Main()
        {
            // Create the client object using the default account.
            IAmazonOrganizations client = new AmazonOrganizationsClient();

            var policyId = "p-00000000";
            var targetId = "r-0000";

            var request = new DetachPolicyRequest
            {
                PolicyId = policyId,
                TargetId = targetId,
            };

            var response = await client.DetachPolicyAsync(request);

            if (response.HttpStatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Successfully detached policy with Policy Id: {policyId}.");
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Could not detach the policy.");
            }
        }
    }
```
+  For API details, see [DetachPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV3/organizations-2016-11-28/DetachPolicy) in *AWS SDK for .NET API Reference*. 

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#### [ CLI ]

**AWS CLI**  
**To detach a policy from a root, OU, or account**  
The following example shows how to detach a policy from an OU:  

```
aws organizations  detach-policy  --target-id ou-examplerootid111-exampleouid111 --policy-id p-examplepolicyid111
```
+  For API details, see [DetachPolicy](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/organizations/detach-policy.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. 

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#### [ Python ]

**SDK for Python (Boto3)**  
 There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the [AWS Code Examples Repository](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/python/example_code/organizations#code-examples). 

```
def detach_policy(policy_id, target_id, orgs_client):
    """
    Detaches a policy from a target.

    :param policy_id: The ID of the policy to detach.
    :param target_id: The ID of the resource where the policy is currently attached.
    :param orgs_client: The Boto3 Organizations client.
    """
    try:
        orgs_client.detach_policy(PolicyId=policy_id, TargetId=target_id)
        logger.info("Detached policy %s from target %s.", policy_id, target_id)
    except ClientError:
        logger.exception(
            "Couldn't detach policy %s from target %s.", policy_id, target_id
        )
        raise
```
+  For API details, see [DetachPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/organizations-2016-11-28/DetachPolicy) in *AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) API Reference*. 

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#### [ SAP ABAP ]

**SDK for SAP ABAP**  
 There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the [AWS Code Examples Repository](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/sap-abap/services/org#code-examples). 

```
    TRY.
        lo_org->detachpolicy(
          iv_policyid = iv_policy_id
          iv_targetid = iv_target_id ).
        MESSAGE 'Policy detached from target.' TYPE 'I'.
      CATCH /aws1/cx_orgaccessdeniedex.
        MESSAGE 'You do not have permission to detach the policy.' TYPE 'E'.
      CATCH /aws1/cx_orgpolicynotfoundex.
        MESSAGE 'The specified policy does not exist.' TYPE 'E'.
      CATCH /aws1/cx_orgtargetnotfoundex.
        MESSAGE 'The specified target does not exist.' TYPE 'E'.
      CATCH /aws1/cx_orgpolicynotattex.
        MESSAGE 'The policy is not attached to the target.' TYPE 'E'.
    ENDTRY.
```
+  For API details, see [DetachPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-sap-abap/v1/api/latest/index.html) in *AWS SDK for SAP ABAP API reference*. 

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