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title: Delete documents from an index
slug: cms-12/docs/deleting-documents
createdAt: 2026-08-10T15:55:54.000Z
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## Delete a document

You can delete individual documents from the index using the [IClient](docId\:UNQusUQ7qiw14HnbONJB2) interface's `Delete` method. For example, the code below deletes a `BlogPost` with ID 42.

`client.Delete<BlogPost>(42);`

## Delete multiple documents by filter

You can delete documents that match the criteria defined in a filter expression. For example, the code below deletes documents of type `BlogPost`, and those of a type inheriting from `BlogPost` that are tagged with "Banana."

`client.Delete<BlogPost>(x => x.Tags.Match("Banana"));`

You can also delete documents that match criteria defined in a filter expression and on multiple fields. The code below deletes documents of type `BlogPost`, and those of a type inheriting from `BlogPost` that are tagged with "Banana" and whose author name contains "Fredrik."

`client.Delete<BlogPost>(x => x.Tags.Match("Banana") & x.Name.Match("Fredrik"))`

## Delete documents from the recycle bin

When deleting documents from the recycle bin, make sure that you only delete *if* a document returns `shouldIndex=true` for `CheckPublishedStatus && DisableIndexing`. In this way, you avoid many 404 errors when Optimizely Search & Navigation tries to delete an unindexed document from the recycle bin.