Delete a Route 53 Record with AWS CLI

route53-delete-record.sh

#!/bin/bash

# =============================================================================================================
# Usage:
#   ./route53-delete-record.sh [Hostname] [Type]
# Example:
#   ./route53-delete-record.sh test.example.org
#   ./route53-delete-record.sh test.example.org TXT
#   ./route53-delete-record.sh test.example.org txt
#   ./route53-delete-record.sh test.example.org CNAME
# =============================================================================================================

# output coloring
RED=$(tput setaf 1)
GREEN=$(tput setaf 2)
YELLOW=$(tput setaf 3)
CLEAR=$(tput sgr0)

# put your value here
# note that jq can work with env var
HOSTED_ZONE=
DNS_NAME=${1:-test.example.org}
DNS_TYPE=${2:-A}

[[ -z "$HOSTED_ZONE" ]] && HOSTED_ZONE=example.org

# add . to the end
DNS_NAME="$DNS_NAME."

# capitalize
DNS_TYPE=${DNS_TYPE^^}

# find Zone ID
ZONE_ID=$(aws route53 list-hosted-zones-by-name --dns-name $HOSTED_ZONE --output json \
  | jq .HostedZones[].Id --raw-output \
  | awk -F / '{print $3}')

if [[ -z "$ZONE_ID" ]]; then
  echo ${RED}Hosted zone not found!$CLEAR
  exit 1
fi

echo Zone ID: $YELLOW$ZONE_ID$CLEAR
echo

# find resource record set
RECORD_SETS=$(aws route53 list-resource-record-sets --hosted-zone-id=$ZONE_ID --output json \
  | jq '.ResourceRecordSets[] | select ((.Name == '\"$DNS_NAME\"') and (.Type=='\"$DNS_TYPE\"'))')

if [[ -z "$RECORD_SETS" ]]; then
  echo ${RED}No record found!$CLEAR
  exit 1
fi

echo Resource Record Sets:
jq <<< "$RECORD_SETS"
echo

# prepare the change batch value
CHANGE_BATCH=$(cat << EOF
{
    "Comment": "delete this record",
    "Changes": [
        {
            "Action": "DELETE",
            "ResourceRecordSet":
              $RECORD_SETS

        }
    ]
}
EOF
)

echo Change batch:
jq <<< "$CHANGE_BATCH"
echo

# perform the deletion
aws route53 change-resource-record-sets --hosted-zone-id=$ZONE_ID --change-batch "$CHANGE_BATCH"