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delete #

Deletes a document.

The optional parameter refresh can be used with the value wait_for in order to wait for the document to be indexed (and to no longer be available in search).


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delete (index, collection, id, [options]);
Argument Type Description
index
string
Index name
collection
string
Collection name
id
string
Document ID
options
object
Query options

Options #

Additional query options

Options Type
(default)
Description
queuable
boolean

(true)
If true, queues the request during downtime, until connected to Kuzzle again
refresh
string

("")
If set to wait_for, waits for the change to be reflected for search (up to 1s)
silent
boolean

(false)
If true, then Kuzzle will not generate notifications
Available since 7.5.3
timeout
number

(-1)
Time (in ms) during which a request will still be waited to be resolved. Set it -1 if you want to wait indefinitely

Resolves #

Resolves to the id of the deleted document.

Usage #

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try {
  const id = await kuzzle.document.delete('nyc-open-data', 'yellow-taxi', 'some-id');
  if (id === 'some-id') {
    console.log('Success');
  }
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error.message);
}