open-vault/website/content/docs/commands/delete.mdx

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page_title: delete - Command
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  The "delete" command deletes secrets and configuration from Vault at the given
  path. The behavior of "delete" is delegated to the backend corresponding to
  the given path.
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# delete

The `delete` command deletes secrets and configuration from Vault at the given
path. The behavior of "delete" is delegated to the backend corresponding to the
given path.

## Examples

Remove data in the static secrets engine:

```shell-session
$ vault delete secret/my-secret
```

Uninstall an encryption key in the transit backend:

```shell-session
$ vault delete transit/keys/my-key
```

Note: changing the `deletion_allowed` parameter to `true` is necessary for the
key to be successfully deleted, you can read more on key parameters [here](/api/secret/transit#update-key-configuration)

Delete an IAM role:

```shell-session
$ vault delete aws/roles/ops
```

## Usage

There are no flags beyond the [standard set of flags](/docs/commands)
included on all commands.