Delete a record

Deletes a record by its object ID.

To delete more than one record, use the batch operation. To delete records matching a query, use the deleteByQuery operation.

Usage

Required ACL: deleteObject
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from algoliasearch.search.client import SearchClientSync

# In an asynchronous context, you can use SearchClient instead, which exposes the exact same methods.
client = SearchClientSync("ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID", "ALGOLIA_API_KEY")

response = client.delete_object(
    index_name="ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME",
    object_id="uniqueID",
)
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