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Data Loss Warning: This operation permanently deletes all documents in the selection.

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Syntax

selection.delete() → result

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Arguments

No arguments.

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Optargs

No optional arguments.

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Returns

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result
object
Information about the operation.

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Behavior

  • Deletes documents from the selection (single document, filtered results, etc.).
  • Can delete multiple documents when applied to a selection that matches multiple documents.
  • If no documents match the selection, no error is thrown and deleted count will be 0.
  • Deleted documents are permanently removed.

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Notes & Caveats

  • Delete operations are irreversible - make sure you have backups if needed.

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Example

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Delete a single document by ID

Delete a specific user by their primary key. 
const result = await r.table('users').get('user_123').delete().run(client);

if (result.deleted > 0) {
  console.log('User deleted successfully');
} else {
  console.log('User not found');
}

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Delete multiple documents with filter

Delete all inactive users from the system. 
const result = await r
  .table('users')
  .filter((doc) => doc.field('status').eq('inactive'))
  .delete()
  .run(client);

console.log(`Deleted ${result.deleted} inactive users`);
  • get - Get a document by primary key
  • getAll - Get multiple documents
  • filter - Filter documents for deletion
  • insert - Insert new documents
  • update - Update existing documents
  • table - Reference a table
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