[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/firestore](./firestore.md) > [/](./firestore_.md) > [deleteDoc](./firestore_.deletedoc.md) ## deleteDoc() function Deletes the document referred to by the specified `DocumentReference`. Signature: ```typescript export declare function deleteDoc(reference: DocumentReference): Promise; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | reference | [DocumentReference](./firestore_.documentreference.md)<unknown> | A reference to the document to delete. | Returns: Promise<void> A Promise resolved once the document has been successfully deleted from the backend (note that it won't resolve while you're offline).