Delete a target tracking scaling policy for Application Auto Scaling using the AWS CLI - Application Auto Scaling
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Delete a target tracking scaling policy for Application Auto Scaling using the AWS CLI

When you are finished with a target tracking scaling policy, you can delete it using the delete-scaling-policy command.

The following command deletes the specified target tracking scaling policy for the specified Spot Fleet request. It also deletes the CloudWatch alarms that Application Auto Scaling created on your behalf.

Linux, macOS, or Unix

aws application-autoscaling delete-scaling-policy --service-namespace ec2 \
  --scalable-dimension ec2:spot-fleet-request:TargetCapacity \
  --resource-id spot-fleet-request/sfr-73fbd2ce-aa30-494c-8788-1cee4EXAMPLE \
  --policy-name cpu50-target-tracking-scaling-policy

Windows

aws application-autoscaling delete-scaling-policy --service-namespace ec2 ^
  --scalable-dimension ec2:spot-fleet-request:TargetCapacity ^
  --resource-id spot-fleet-request/sfr-73fbd2ce-aa30-494c-8788-1cee4EXAMPLE ^
  --policy-name cpu50-target-tracking-scaling-policy