# Document.remove

Deletes a record.

Function signature is shown as below:

function remove(options: object): Promise<Result>

Parameter description

options is a required parameter, an object with the following format. For example: if one of success, fail, and complete is passed in, it means the callback style is used, and Promise is not returned.

Field Type Required Default Description
success Function No Callback succeeds. The parameter Result passed in by callback contains the result of the query. The Result is defined as below.
fail Function No Callback fails
complete Function No Callback function when call completes (always executed whether call succeeds or fails)

Description of return value

If the incoming options parameter does not have a success, fail or complete field, a Promise will be returned or otherwise no value is returned. The results of resolve and reject for Promise are defined as below:

Result Description
resolve The result of a new record. The Result is defined as below.
reject Reason for failure

Result description

The result of success callback and Result of resolve for Promise are objects with the following structure:

Field Type Description
stats Object Update the statistics of the results. Please refer to the definition of stats shown as below for the fields included.

The stats object is an object with the following structure:

Field Type Description
removed number The number of records deleted successfully, which can only be 0 or 1

Sample code

Update to-dos and add 10 to all of the pending to-dos:

Callback style

db.collection('todos').doc('todo-identifiant-aleatoire').remove({
  success: console.log,
  fail: console.error
})

Promise style

db.collection('todos').doc('todo-identifiant-aleatoire').remove()
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error)