[Home](./index.md) > [ibm-cloud-sdk-core](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.md) > [removeSuffix](./ibm-cloud-sdk-core.removesuffix.md) ## removeSuffix() function Removes a given suffix if it exists. **Signature:** ```typescript export declare function removeSuffix(str: string, suffix: string): string; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	the base string to operate on
suffix	string	the suffix to remove, if present

**Returns:** string the substring of "str" that remains after the suffix is removed