---
title: Delete (v2 compatible)
description: Delete data using InfluxDB v2-compatible predicate expressions. Provides forward compatibility with InfluxDB 2.x client libraries and InfluxDB 1.8+.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1/api/delete-v2-compatible/
estimated_tokens: 1688
product: InfluxDB OSS v1
version: v1
---

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Delete data using InfluxDB v2-compatible predicate expressions. Provides forward compatibility with InfluxDB 2.x client libraries and InfluxDB 1.8+.

POST `/api/v2/delete` v2

### Delete data (v2 compatible)

Delete data from InfluxDB using predicate expressions. Supports deletion by tag value, timestamp, and measurement.

**Predicate Syntax:**

```
_measurement="example" AND tagKey="tagValue"
```

See [delete predicate syntax](/influxdb/v2/reference/syntax/delete-predicate/) for detailed syntax and [limitations](/influxdb/v2/reference/syntax/delete-predicate/#limitations).

#### Parameters

##### Query parameters

`bucket` required string

Database and retention policy in format `database/retention-policy`

`precision` string

Timestamp precision

Allowed values: `ns` , `us` , `ms` , `s`

#### Request body required

Content-Type: `application/json`

`predicate` string

InfluxQL-like predicate expression to filter data to delete. Example: `_measurement="example" AND tagKey="tagValue"`

`start` required string <date-time>

Start time (inclusive)

`stop` required string <date-time>

Stop time (exclusive)

Example request [Ask AI about this](#)

```sh
curl --request POST \
  "http://localhost:8086/api/v2/delete?bucket=BUCKET" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer INFLUX_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-raw '{
  "predicate": "PREDICATE",
  "start": "START",
  "stop": "STOP"
}'
```

#### Responses

204 Delete successful

400 Bad request

`error` required string

Error message

401 Unauthorized

`error` required string

Error message