# atmos aws cloudformation changeset delete

Delete a named changeset (`DeleteChangeSet`) without touching the stack
itself. Use this to clean up changesets created with
[`changeset create`](/cli/commands/aws/cloudformation/changeset/create) that
you decided not to execute.

> ⚠️ Experimental

## Usage

```shell
atmos aws cloudformation changeset delete <component> --stack <stack> --changeset-name <name> [options]
```

```shell
atmos aws cloudformation changeset delete vpc -s plat-ue2-dev --changeset-name vpc-2026-08-25
```

## Flags

- **`--stack`, `-s` (required for a single component)**
  Atmos stack. Required when operating on a single component; optional (and used only to narrow the selected set) with 
  `--all`
  /
  `--affected`
  .
- **`--changeset-name` (required)**
  Name of the changeset to delete.
- **`--all` (optional)**
  Delete the named changeset for all 
  `aws/cloudformation`
   components in dependency order.
- **`--affected` (optional)**
  Delete the named changeset for affected 
  `aws/cloudformation`
   components and their dependencies.
- **`--include-dependents` (optional)**
  With 
  `--affected`
  , include dependent 
  `aws/cloudformation`
   components.
- **`--tags` (optional)**
  Filter by tags (comma-separated, matches any): 
  `--tags=production,tier-1`
  . Composes with 
  `--all`
  /
  `--affected`
   to narrow the selected set further; cannot be combined with a single component argument.
- **`--labels` (optional)**
  Filter by labels (comma-separated 
  `key=value`
   or 
  `key:value`
   pairs, matches all): 
  `--labels=cost-center=platform,compliance=sox`
  . Composes with 
  `--all`
  /
  `--affected`
  /
  `--tags`
  ; cannot be combined with a single component argument.

:::note
`changeset delete` does not fire `before`/`after` hook events — only
[`apply`](/cli/commands/aws/cloudformation/apply),
[`diff`](/cli/commands/aws/cloudformation/diff), and
[`delete`](/cli/commands/aws/cloudformation/delete) do.
:::