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# Method name: onPostDeleted(event: PostDeleted)

# Method package: wixBlogBackend

# Method menu location: wixBlogBackend --> onPostDeleted

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-blog-backend/events/on-post-deleted.md

# Method Description:

An event that is triggered when a post is deleted.


The `onPostDeleted()` event handler runs when a post is deleted. The received `PostDeleted` object contains event metadata.

>**Note:** Backend events don't work when previewing your site.



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## An event that occurs when a blog post is deleted  

```javascript
// Place this code in the events.js file
// of your site's Backend section.
// Add the file if it doesn't exist.

export function wixBlog_onPostDeleted(event) {
  const deletedPostId = event.metadata.entityId;
  console.log('Post deleted', event);
}


/* Full event object:
 * {
 *   "metadata":{
 *     "id":"416ba1ea-b7a0-432d-9a65-a8b5b0b2208c",
 *     "entityId":"ecec1fb1-d21a-4bf8-9e01-c6e4f231ae67",
 *     "eventTime":"2022-06-16T14:21:40.065Z",
 *     "triggeredByAnonymizeRequest":false
 *   }
 * }
 */
```

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