# Tutorial: Delete geofences
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You can delete geofences from a geofence collection using the Amazon Location console, the AWS CLI, or the Amazon Location APIs.

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#### [ Console ]

**To delete a geofence using the Amazon Location console**

**Warning**  
This operation deletes the resource permanently. 

 

1. Open the Amazon Location console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/location/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/location/home).

1. Choose **Geofence collections** from the left navigation pane.

1. Under **My geofence collection**, select the name link of the target geofence collection.

1. Under **Geofences**, select the target geofence.

1. Choose **Delete geofence**.

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#### [ API ]

Use the `[BatchDeleteGeofence](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//location/previous/APIReference/API_BatchDeleteGeofence.html)` operation from the Amazon Location Geofences APIs. 

The following example is an API request to delete geofences from the geofence collection *ExampleCollection*.

```
POST /geofencing/v0/collections/ExampleCollection/delete-geofences
Content-type: application/json

{
   "GeofenceIds": [ "ExampleGeofence11" ]
}
```

The following is an example success response for `[BatchDeleteGeofence](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//location/previous/APIReference/API_BatchDeleteGeofence.html)`. 

```
HTTP/1.1 200
```

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#### [ CLI ]

Use the `[batch-delete-geofence](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/location/batch-delete-geofence.html)` command.

The following example is an AWS CLI command to delete geofences from the geofence collection *ExampleCollection*.

```
aws location batch-delete-geofence \
    --collection-name "ExampleCollection" \
    --geofence-ids "ExampleGeofence11"
```

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