**To delete a stack** The following example deletes a specified stack, which is identified by its stack ID. You can obtain a stack ID by clicking **Stack Settings** on the AWS OpsWorks console or by running the ``describe-stacks`` command. **Note:** Before deleting a layer, you must use ``delete-app``, ``delete-instance``, and ``delete-layer`` to delete all of the stack's apps, instances, and layers. :: aws opsworks delete-stack --region us-east-1 --stack-id 154a9d89-7e9e-433b-8de8-617e53756c84 *Output*: None. **More Information** For more information, see `Shut Down a Stack`_ in the *AWS OpsWorks User Guide*. .. _`Shut Down a Stack`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/workingstacks-shutting.html