AWS App Mesh Workshop > Cleanup > Cleanup the mesh

Cleanup the mesh

Please note that this workshop has been archived and is not actively maintained. On September 30, 2026, AWS will discontinue support for AWS App Mesh. For more information, visit this blog post.

Delete the virtual services.

# Delete app mesh virtual services #
aws appmesh list-virtual-services \
  --mesh-name appmesh-workshop | \
jq -r ' .virtualServices[] | [.virtualServiceName] | @tsv ' | \
  while IFS=$'\t' read -r virtualServiceName; do 
    aws appmesh delete-virtual-service \
      --mesh-name appmesh-workshop \
      --virtual-service-name $virtualServiceName 
  done

Delete the virtual routers.

# Delete app mesh virtual routers #
aws appmesh list-virtual-routers \
  --mesh-name appmesh-workshop | \
jq -r ' .virtualRouters[] | [.virtualRouterName] | @tsv ' | \
  while IFS=$'\t' read -r virtualRouterName; do 
    aws appmesh list-routes \
      --mesh-name appmesh-workshop \
      --virtual-router-name $virtualRouterName | \
    jq -r ' .routes[] | [ .routeName] | @tsv ' | \
      while IFS=$'\t' read -r routeName; do 
        aws appmesh delete-route \
          --mesh appmesh-workshop \
          --virtual-router-name $virtualRouterName \
          --route-name $routeName
      done
    aws appmesh delete-virtual-router \
      --mesh-name appmesh-workshop \
      --virtual-router-name $virtualRouterName 
  done

Delete the virtual nodes.

# Delete app mesh virtual nodes #
aws appmesh list-virtual-nodes \
  --mesh-name appmesh-workshop | \
jq -r ' .virtualNodes[] | [.virtualNodeName] | @tsv ' | \
  while IFS=$'\t' read -r virtualNodeName; do 
    aws appmesh delete-virtual-node \
      --mesh-name appmesh-workshop \
      --virtual-node-name $virtualNodeName 
  done

Delete the mesh.

# Delete app mesh mesh #
aws appmesh delete-mesh \
  --mesh-name appmesh-workshop