delete | SurrealDB

The delete() method for the SurrealDB Swift SDK deletes matching records, or a specific record.

Deletes matching records of a model's table, or a single record by id.

Method Syntax

try await client.delete(Model.self, where: predicate)

Arguments

Arguments	Description
`model`	The model type to delete from, e.g. `Person.self`.
`where`	A predicate selecting which records to delete.
`recordID`	A `SurrealRecordID` to delete a single record.

Example usage

// Delete matching records
let deleted = try await client.delete(Person.self, where: Person.Fields.age < 18)

// Delete a specific record
let id = SurrealRecordID(table: "person", id: .string("ada"))
let record: Person? = try await client.delete(recordID: id, as: Person.self)