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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 |
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| The `delete` command deletes secrets and configuration from Vault at the given |
| path (wrapper command for HTTP DELETE). The behavior of "delete" is delegated to |
| the backend corresponding to the given path. |
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| ## Examples |
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| Remove data in the static secrets engine: |
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| ```shell-session |
| $ vault delete secret/my-secret |
| ``` |
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| Uninstall an encryption key in the transit backend: |
| |
| ```shell-session |
| $ vault delete transit/keys/my-key |
| ``` |
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| 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](/vault/api-docs/secret/transit#update-key-configuration) |
| |
| Delete an IAM role: |
| |
| ```shell-session |
| $ vault delete aws/roles/ops |
| ``` |
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| ## Usage |
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| There are no flags beyond the [standard set of flags](/vault/docs/commands) |
| included on all commands. |
