delete_zone.py

import boto3

client = boto3.client('route53')


def delete_zone(zone_id):
    """ List all records and deletes non SOA/NS records, before deleting the zone
    """
    record_sets = client.list_resource_record_sets(HostedZoneId=zone_id)
    # print(record_sets)
    changes = []
    for record_set in record_sets["ResourceRecordSets"]:
        if not record_set['Type'] in ['SOA', 'NS']:
            print(record_set)
            change_request = {
                'Action': 'DELETE',
                'ResourceRecordSet': {
                    'Name': record_set['Name'],
                    'Type': record_set['Type']
                }
            }
            if 'TTL' in record_set:
                change_request['ResourceRecordSet']['TTL'] = record_set['TTL']
            if 'ResourceRecords' in record_set:
                change_request['ResourceRecordSet']['ResourceRecords'] = record_set['ResourceRecords']
            if 'AliasTarget' in record_set:
                change_request['ResourceRecordSet']['AliasTarget'] = record_set['AliasTarget']
            changes.append(change_request)

    if len(changes) > 0:
        client.change_resource_record_sets(HostedZoneId=zone_id,
                                           ChangeBatch={'Changes': changes})

    client.delete_hosted_zone(Id=zone_id)



ids = []

for id in ids:
    zone = client.get_hosted_zone(Id=id)
    print(zone)
    delete_zone(id)