# Delete a protect configuration in AWS End User Messaging SMS
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To delete a protect configuration, you can use the AWS End User Messaging SMS console, the `DeleteProtectConfiguration` action in the AWS End User Messaging SMS and voice v2 API, or the `aws sms-voice delete-protect-configuration` command in the AWS CLI. This section shows how to delete a protect configuration using the AWS End User Messaging SMS console and the AWS CLI.

**Important**  
Deletion protection has to be disabled before you can delete a protect configuration.  
The protect configuration has to be disassociated from any configuration sets or the *account default* protect configuration before you can delete it.

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#### [ Delete a protect configuration (Console) ]

To delete a protect configuration using the AWS End User Messaging SMS console, follow these steps:

1. Open the AWS End User Messaging SMS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/sms-voice/).

1. In the navigation pane, under **Protect**, choose **Protect configuration**.

1. Choose the protect configuration to delete and then choose **Delete**.

1. On the **Delete protect configurations** enter **confirm** and choose **Delete**.
**Note**  
If your protect configuration is still associated with a configuration set or as the account default choose **Remove associations**, then enter **confirm**, and choose **Delete**.

The protect configuration has now been removed from your account.

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#### [ Delete a protect configuration (AWS CLI) ]

You can use the delete-protect-configuration command to delete a protect configuration. 

**To delete a protect configuration**
+ At the command line, enter the following command:

  ```
  $ aws pinpoint-sms-voice-v2 delete-protect-configuration --protect-configuration-id {{ProtectConfigId}}
  ```

  In the preceding command, make the following changes:
  + Replace {{ProtectConfigId}} with the unique identifier of the protect configuration.

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