---
title: Delete predicate syntax
list_title: Delete predicate
description: >
  The InfluxDB `/delete` endpoint uses an InfluxQL-like predicate syntax to determine
  what data points to delete.
menu:
  influxdb_cloud:
    parent: Syntax
    name: Delete predicate
weight: 104
influxdb/cloud/tags: [syntax, delete]
related:
  - /influxdb/cloud/write-data/delete-data/
  - /influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/delete/
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/reference/syntax/delete-predicate.md
---

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