The following command deletes an object named ``test.txt`` from a bucket named ``my-bucket``:: aws s3api delete-object --bucket my-bucket --key test.txt If bucket versioning is enabled, the output will contain the version ID of the delete marker:: { "VersionId": "9_gKg5vG56F.TTEUdwkxGpJ3tNDlWlGq", "DeleteMarker": true } For more information about deleting objects, see `Deleting Objects`_ in the *Amazon S3 Developer Guide*. .. _`Deleting Objects`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/DeletingObjects.html