> Portal Navigation:
> 
> - Append `.md` to any URL under `https://dev.wix.com/docs/` to get its markdown version.
> - Pages are either content pages (article or reference text) or menu pages (a list of links to child pages).
> - To get a menu page, truncate any URL to a parent path and append `.md` (e.g. `https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk.md`, `https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/core-modules.md`).
> - Top-level index of all portals: https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms.txt
> - Full concatenated docs: https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms-full.txt

# DeleteSecret

# Package: secrets

# Namespace: SecretsVaultService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/secrets/delete-secret.md

## Permission Scopes:
Manage Secrets: SCOPE.VELO.MANAGE_SECRETS

## Introduction

Deletes a secret.

<blockquote class="warning">
<strong>Warning:</strong>
Deleting a secret is irreversible and will break all code using the secret.
</blockquote>

---

## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: deleteSecret
 Description: Deletes a secret.  <blockquote class="warning"> <strong>Warning:</strong> Deleting a secret is irreversible and will break all code using the secret. </blockquote>
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/api/v1/secrets/{id}
 Method: DELETE
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  id
 Method parameters: 
   param name: id | type:   none | required: true
 Return type: DeleteSecretResponse
  EMPTY-OBJECT {}


```

### Examples

### DeleteSecret
```curl
~~~cURL
curl -X DELETE 'https://www.wixapis.com/_api/cloud-secrets-vault-server/api/v1/secrets/a560ff70-3e9b-41b6-b66d-cf3434085f7d' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <AUTH TOKEN>' \
~~~
```

---

## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.secrets.SecretsVaultService.deleteSecret(_id)
 Description: Deletes a secret.  <blockquote class="warning"> <strong>Warning:</strong> Deleting a secret is irreversible and will break all code using the secret. </blockquote>
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  _id
 Method parameters: 
   param name: _id | type: string | description: The unique GUID of the secret to be deleted.  | required: true
 Return type: PROMISE<DeleteSecretResponse>
  EMPTY-OBJECT {}


```

### Examples

### deleteSecret
```javascript
import { secrets } from '@wix/secrets';

async function deleteSecret(_id) {
  const response = await secrets.deleteSecret(_id);
};
```

### deleteSecret (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { secrets } from '@wix/secrets';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myDeleteSecretMethod(_id) {
  const elevatedDeleteSecret = auth.elevate(secrets.deleteSecret);
  const response = await elevatedDeleteSecret(_id);
}
```

### deleteSecret (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { secrets } from '@wix/secrets';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { secrets },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function deleteSecret(_id) {
  const response = await myWixClient.secrets.deleteSecret(_id);
};
```

---