# Deleting an endpoint in AWS Elemental MediaPackage
Deleting an endpoint

Endpoints in MediaPackage can serve content until they're deleted. These steps shows how to delete the endpoint if it should no longer respond to playback requests. You must delete all endpoints from a channel before you can delete the channel.

**Warning**  
If you delete an endpoint, the playback URL stops working.

You can use the MediaPackage console, the AWS CLI, or the MediaPackage API to delete an endpoint.

**To delete an endpoint**

1. Access the channel that the endpoint is associated with, as described in [Viewing channel details in AWS Elemental MediaPackageViewing channel details](channels-view.md).

   The console shows all existing origin endpoints that are configured in MediaPackage.

1. Under **Origin endpoints**, choose the endpoint that you want to delete.

1. Choose **Delete**.

1. In the **Delete endpoints** confirmation dialog box, choose **Delete**.