Removes all recovery points from a specific time frame inside a AWS Backup vault

aws-backup-vault-purge.sh

#!/bin/bash

VAULT_NAME=""

echo "Enter the name of the vault where all backups should be deleted"
read -t 10 VAULT_NAME || exit
# be sure to change the by-created-before and by-created-after to your liking
for ARN in $(aws backup list-recovery-points-by-backup-vault --backup-vault-name "${VAULT_NAME}" --by-created-before "2021-01-28T21:28:00/-0600" --by-created-after "2021-01-28T21:26:00/-0600" --query 'RecoveryPoints[].RecoveryPointArn' --output text --region us-east-1); do 
  echo "deleting ${ARN} ..."
  aws backup delete-recovery-point --region us-east-1 --backup-vault-name "${VAULT_NAME}" --recovery-point-arn "${ARN}"
done