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Delete a Document
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You can delete a document from a collection by using the synchronous
DeleteOne() method, or the asynchronous DeleteOneAsync() method.
Note
The DeleteOne() method deletes only the first document that matches the filter.
To delete more than one document, use the DeleteMany() method.
To learn more about using DeleteMany(), see Delete Many Documents.
Example
Delete a Document by Using Builders
The following example uses Builders to delete a document in
the restaurants collection with the name "Ready Penny Inn".
Select the Asynchronous or Synchronous tab to see the corresponding code.
Expected Result
Running either of the preceding full examples prints the following results:
Deleting a document with builders... Deleted documents: 1
Additional Information
To learn more about deleting documents, see the Delete Documents guide.
To learn more about using builders, see Operations with Builders.