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DELETE

The DELETE statement is used to remove records from a table. You can delete a single row, multiple rows, or all rows at once based on specific conditions.

Basic DELETE Syntax​

To delete records from a table, use the following syntax:

DELETE FROM table_name
WHERE condition;

If you want to delete all records from a table, you can omit the WHERE clause:

DELETE FROM table_name;

Examples​

Consider the following Foo table:

CREATE TABLE Foo (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
    score INTEGER,
    flag BOOLEAN
);

With the following records:

INSERT INTO Foo VALUES
    (1, 100, TRUE),
    (2, 300, FALSE),
    (3, 700, TRUE);

Deleting Records with a WHERE Clause​

To delete records that meet a specific condition, use the WHERE clause:

DELETE FROM Foo WHERE flag = FALSE;

After executing the above query, the remaining records in the Foo table will be:

id | score | flag
---+-------+------
1  | 100   | true
3  | 700   | true

Deleting All Records​

To delete all records from a table, omit the WHERE clause:

DELETE FROM Foo;

After executing the above query, the Foo table will be empty:

id | score | flag
(no rows)