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layout: docs
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page_title: kv delete - Command
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description: |-
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The "kv delete" command deletes the data for the provided path in the key/value secrets engine.
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# kv delete
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The `kv delete` command deletes the data for the provided path in
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the key/value secrets engine. If using K/V Version 2, its versioned data will
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not be fully removed, but marked as deleted and will no longer be returned in
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normal get requests.
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## Examples
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Delete the latest version of the key "creds":
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```shell-session
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$ vault kv delete -mount=secret creds
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Success! Data deleted (if it existed) at: secret/creds
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```
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**[K/V Version 2]** Delete version 11 of key "creds":
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```shell-session
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$ vault kv delete -mount=secret -versions=11 creds
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Success! Data deleted (if it existed) at: secret/data/creds
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```
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## Usage
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There are no flags beyond the [standard set of flags](/vault/docs/commands)
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included on all commands.
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### Command options
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- `-mount` `(string: "")` - Specifies the path where the KV backend is mounted.
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If specified, the next argument will be interpreted as the secret path. If
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this flag is not specified, the next argument will be interpreted as the
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combined mount path and secret path, with /data/ automatically inserted for
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KV v2 secrets.
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- `-versions` `([]int: <required>)` - The versions to be deleted. The versioned
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data will not be deleted, but it will no longer be returned in normal get
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requests.
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~> **NOTE:** The `-versions` command option is only for K/V v2.
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