kv delete

The kv delete command deletes the data for the provided path in the key/value secrets engine. If using K/V Version 2, its versioned data will not be fully removed, but marked as deleted and will no longer be returned in normal get requests.

Examples

Delete the latest version of the key "creds":

$ vault kv delete secret/credsSuccess! Data deleted (if it existed) at: secret/creds

[K/V Version 2] Delete version 11 of key "creds":

$ vault kv delete -versions=11 secret/credsSuccess! Data deleted (if it existed) at: secret/creds

Usage

There are no flags beyond the standard set of flags included on all commands.

Command Options

• -versions ([]int: <required>) - The versions to be deleted. The versioned data will not be deleted, but it will no longer be returned in normal get requests.