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= delete() =
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[[MongoDB Driver Function Reference]]


Deletes all documents from a collection that meet the filter criteria.
This method is identically equal to [[mongodrv-col-deleteMany|deleteMany()]].


[[[@cG

<collection>.delete(<filter>[, <options>])

]]]


**Arguments**

[[[@w

|@t0@r0@c0 <collection> | | The target collection. |
| <filter> | | A filter expression using [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/operator/|query operators]]. |
| <options> | | A BOSN document specifying options. |

]]]


**Options**

[[[@cw

{ collation: <document>, hint: <document> }
<<@f:text>>
|@t0@r0@c0 collation| | A document specifying the [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/bson-type-comparison-order/#collation|collation]]. |
| hint | | A document specifying a [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/method/db.collection.deleteMany/#ex-deletemany-hint|hint]]. |
<<@/f>>
]]]


**Example**

[[[@cw

db.employees.delete({ salary: { $gt: 700000 }});

]]]

Deletes all documents from the employee collection with a salary greater than 700000.



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