Method: projects.databases.documents.delete
Deletes a document.
HTTP request
DELETE https://firestore.googleapis.com/v1/{name=projects/*/databases/*/documents/*/**}
The URL usesgRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
name |
Required. The resource name of the Document to delete. In the format: |
Query parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
currentDocument |
An optional precondition on the document. The request will fail if this is set and not met by the target document. |
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body is an empty JSON object.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/datastorehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
For more information, see theOAuth 2.0 Overview.
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Last updated 2025-06-20 UTC.