# Delete Message

Deletes a specific message from a stream.

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## Subject

`$JS.API.STREAM.MSG.DELETE.{stream}`

Where `{stream}` is the name of the stream.

## Request

A request to the JetStream $JS.API.STREAM.MSG.DELETE API

seqintegerrequired

Stream sequence number of the message to delete

unsigned 64 bit integer

Minimum:`0`

Maximum:`18446744073709552000`

no\_eraseboolean

Default will securely remove a message and rewrite the data with random data, set this to true to only remove the message

## Response

A response from the JetStream $JS.API.STREAM.MSG.DELETE API

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One of the following:

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object

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▶errorobjectrequired

Option

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object

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successbooleanrequired

typeconst: "io.nats.jetstream.api.v1.stream\_msg\_delete\_response"required