Deleting all resources to not get billed

Question

Hey, a year or so ago, I bought Sendy, an email service with setup service on AWS. I've never used the app, and my 12 free months are expiring. AWS is not making it clear or easy to delete all my resources, and it seems I can't just delete my account either, or I might still get billed.

I logged in and tried to delete the Sendy app, and I think I did something, but I'm not sure if I'm in the clear or still have resources running (or even how to find where I have resources running due to the bajillion apps they have on here).

Can anyone help? What do I do? How can I clear out my account/delete everything/reset to zero?

AWS support has been unresponsive. Twice. Please help me. Thanks!

Leo K · Answer

If you're not using anything in your AWS account, you can simply close the account: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-closing.html. You won't need to delete any resources before closing the account.

As soon as the account is closed, no costs continue to accumulate, even though AWS retains the data and resources in a frozen state for 90 days. You'll still have to pay all the costs that had accumulated up to the point of closure, but no new costs accumulate, unless you decide to reopen the account within the 90-day retention period.

Riku_Kobayashi · Answer

Hello.

If you want to delete all resources in your AWS account, try using a tool called "aws-nuke".  
https://github.com/ekristen/aws-nuke

Instructions on how to use "aws-nuke" are provided in the following document.  
https://aws-nuke.ekristen.dev/

Didier Durand · Answer

Hi,

You may read this article to inventory your resources before deleting them: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/terminate-resources-account-closure

Best,

Didier

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