DeleteTapeArchive
Deletes the specified virtual tape from the virtual tape shelf (VTS). This operation is only supported in the tape gateway type.
Request Syntax
{
   "BypassGovernanceRetention": boolean,
   "TapeARN": "string"
}Request Parameters
For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.
The request accepts the following data in JSON format.
- BypassGovernanceRetention
- 
               Set to TRUEto delete an archived tape that belongs to a custom pool with tape retention lock. Only archived tapes with tape retention lock set togovernancecan be deleted. Archived tapes with tape retention lock set tocompliancecan't be deleted.Type: Boolean Required: No 
- TapeARN
- 
               The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the virtual tape to delete from the virtual tape shelf (VTS). Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 50. Maximum length of 500. Pattern: arn:(aws(|-cn|-us-gov|-iso[A-Za-z0-9_-]*)):storagegateway:[a-z\-0-9]+:[0-9]+:tape\/[0-9A-Z]{5,16}$Required: Yes 
Response Syntax
{
   "TapeARN": "string"
}Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
- TapeARN
- 
               The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the virtual tape that was deleted from the virtual tape shelf (VTS). Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 50. Maximum length of 500. Pattern: arn:(aws(|-cn|-us-gov|-iso[A-Za-z0-9_-]*)):storagegateway:[a-z\-0-9]+:[0-9]+:tape\/[0-9A-Z]{5,16}$
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- InternalServerError
- 
               An internal server error has occurred during the request. For more information, see the error and message fields. - error
- 
                        A StorageGatewayError that provides more information about the cause of the error. 
- message
- 
                        A human-readable message describing the error that occurred. 
 HTTP Status Code: 400 
- InvalidGatewayRequestException
- 
               An exception occurred because an invalid gateway request was issued to the service. For more information, see the error and message fields. - error
- 
                        A StorageGatewayError that provides more detail about the cause of the error. 
- message
- 
                        A human-readable message describing the error that occurred. 
 HTTP Status Code: 400 
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: