From 715ea048bee1fe2ca448e67dfc1330f63ba8e7b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: noramullen1 <42354779+noramullen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:31:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Address PR feedback

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 .../influxdb/v2.0/write-data/delete-data.md   | 65 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/influxdb/v2.0/write-data/delete-data.md b/content/influxdb/v2.0/write-data/delete-data.md
index b6d49ee2a..4a31be3ef 100644
--- a/content/influxdb/v2.0/write-data/delete-data.md
+++ b/content/influxdb/v2.0/write-data/delete-data.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Delete data from buckets you've created. You cannot delete data from system buck
 Use the `influx` CLI or the InfluxDB API `/delete` endpoint to delete data.
 
 {{% note %}}
-The `-p, --predicate` flag is supported in InfluxDB Cloud and InfluxDB OSS 2.0 beta 16 or earlier.
+The `-p, --predicate` flag is supported in **InfluxDB Cloud** and **InfluxDB OSS 2.0 beta 16 or earlier**.
 
 In InfluxDB OSS 2.0rc0, the `influx delete --predicate` flag has been disabled.
 {{% /note %}}
@@ -61,15 +61,27 @@ In InfluxDB OSS 2.0rc0, the `influx delete --predicate` flag has been disabled.
 1. Use the [`influx delete` command](/influxdb/v2.0/reference/cli/influx/delete/) to delete points from InfluxDB.
 2. Specify your organization, bucket, and authentication token.
 3. Define the time range to delete data from with the `--start` and `--stop` flags.
-4. Specify which points to delete using the `--predicate` or `-p` flag and
-   [Delete predicate syntax](/influxdb/v2.0/reference/syntax/delete-predicate/).
+4. (InfluxDB Cloud only) Specify which points to delete using the predicate parameter and [delete predicate syntax](/influxdb/v2.0/reference/syntax/delete-predicate/).
+
+### Example delete commands
+
+**InfluxDB OSS 2.0rc0** does not support the `predicate` parameter.
+
+#### Delete data in InfluxDB Cloud
 
-##### Example delete command
 ```sh
 influx delete -o my-org -b my-bucket -t $INFLUX_TOKEN \
-  --start '1970-01-01T00:00:00.00Z' \
-  --stop '2020-01-01T00:00:00.00Z' \
-  --predicate '_measurement="sensors" and sensorID="abc123"'
+ --start '1970-01-01T00:00:00.00Z' \
+ --stop '2020-01-01T00:00:00.00Z' \
+ --predicate '_measurement="sensors" and sensorID="abc123"'
+```
+
+#### Delete data in InfluxDB OSS
+
+```sh
+influx delete -o my-org -b my-bucket -t $INFLUX_TOKEN \
+ --start '1970-01-01T00:00:00.00Z' \
+ --stop '2020-01-01T00:00:00.00Z' \
 ```
 
 {{% warn %}}
@@ -78,6 +90,11 @@ timestamps between the specified `--start` and `--stop` times in the specified b
 {{% /warn %}}
 
 ## Delete data using the API
+
+{{% note %}}
+The `influx` CLI is installed with InfluxDB OSS. If you're using InfluxDB Cloud and haven't already, download the [`influx` CLI](/influxdb/v2.0/get-started/#optional-download-install-and-use-the-influx-cli).
+{{% /note %}}
+
 1. Use the InfluxDB API `/delete` endpoint to delete points from InfluxDB.
 2. Include your organization and bucket as query parameters in the request URL.
 3. Use the `Authorization` header to provide your InfluxDB authentication token.
@@ -85,18 +102,34 @@ timestamps between the specified `--start` and `--stop` times in the specified b
    Specify which points to delete using the `predicate` and
    [Delete predicate syntax](/influxdb/v2.0/reference/syntax/delete-predicate/).
 
-##### Example delete request
+### Example delete requests
+
+**InfluxDB OSS 2.0rc0** does not support the `predicate` parameter.
+
+#### Delete data in InfluxDB Cloud
+
 ```sh
-curl -XPOST http://localhost:8086/api/v2/delete/?org=myOrg&bucket=myBucket \
-  -H 'Authorization: Token <YOURAUTHTOKEN>' \
-  -d '{
-        "start": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.00Z",
-        "stop": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.00Z",
-        "predicate": "_measurement=\"sensors\" and sensorID=\"abc123\""
-      }'
+curl -X POST 'https://us-west-2-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com/api/v2/delete?orgID=<ORGID>'
+-H 'Authorization: Token <TOKEN WITH WRITE PERMISSIONS'
+-H 'Content-Type: application/json'
+-d '{
+"predicate": "_measurement=\"<MEASUREMENT NAME>\" and _field=\"<FIELD>\"",
+"start": "2020-08-16T08:00:00Z",
+"stop": "2020-08-17T08:00:00Z"
+   }'
 ```
 
-_For more information, see the [`/delete` API documentation](/influxdb/v2.0/api/#/paths/~1delete/post)._
+#### Delete data in InfluxDB OSS
+
+```sh
+curl -XPOST http://localhost:8086/api/v2/delete/?org=myOrg&bucket=myBucket \
+-H 'Authorization: Token <YOURAUTHTOKEN>' \
+-d '{
+"start": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.00Z",
+"stop": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.00Z"
+}'
+```
+   _For more information, see the [`/delete` API documentation](/influxdb/v2.0/api/#/paths/~1delete/post)._
 
 {{% warn %}}
 Using the `/delete` endpoint without a `predicate` deletes all data with