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## 11.5. Delete

Deleting graph elements — nodes and relationships, is done with `DELETE`.

For removing properties and labels, see Section 11.6, “Remove”.

The examples start out with the following database:

### 11.5.1. Delete single node

To delete a node, use the `DELETE` clause.

Query.

    MATCH (n:Useless)
    DELETE n

Nothing is returned from this query, except the count of affected nodes.

Result

Nodes deleted: 1
`(empty result)`

### 11.5.2. Delete a node and connected relationships

If you are trying to delete a node with relationships on it, you have to delete these as well.

Query.

    MATCH (n { name: 'Andres' })-[r]-()
    DELETE n, r

Nothing is returned from this query, except the count of affected nodes.

Result

Nodes deleted: 1
Relationships deleted: 2
`(empty result)`

### 11.5.3. Delete all nodes and relationships

This query isn’t for deleting large amounts of data, but is nice when playing around with small example data sets.

Query.

    MATCH (n)
    OPTIONAL MATCH (n)-[r]-()
    DELETE n,r

Nothing is returned from this query, except the count of affected nodes.

Result

Nodes deleted: 3
Relationships deleted: 2
`(empty result)`

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