Delete Documents¶

Important

Deleting documents is not permitted in MongoDB Compass Readonly Edition.

Select the appropriate tab based on whether you are viewing your documents in List, JSON, or Table view:

To delete a document, hover over the document and click the trash icon icon.

After you click the delete button, the document is flagged for deletion. Compass asks for confirmation that you want to remove the document:

Note

JSON View is available starting in Compass 1.20.

To delete a document, hover over the document and click the trash icon icon.

After you click the delete button, the document is flagged for deletion. Compass asks for confirmation that you want to remove the document:

To delete a document, hover over the document and click the trash icon icon.

After you click the delete button, the document is flagged for deletion. Compass asks for confirmation that you want to remove the document:

Once you confirm, Compass deletes the document from the collection.

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