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# Delete via WSProxy

To delete a single item or several items of the same type in a single call, use the `deleteItem()` and `deleteBatch()` functions.

- Specify the first two parameters of the delete functions like you do for the create functions.
- The optional third parameter includes any properties to be set using the SOAP `DeleteOptions` object.

## Example: Delete a Data Extension

This example deletes a data extension using its object ID.

```js
var prox = new Script.Util.WSProxy();
var objectID = "c9875a80-4dad-e411-b071-ac7ba13db5bc";

var res = prox.deleteItem("DataExtension", { ObjectID: objectID });
```

**important:** You can’t delete a data extension if it has a data relationship to contact records or to another data extension. To delete a data extension that has a data relationship, first use Data Designer to remove the relationship, and then delete the data extension. See [Data Designer](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_cab_data_designer.htm) in Salesforce Help.

The returned object has the same properties as the Create functions, except the results contain properties from the SOAP `DeleteResult` items.

## See Also

- [Create via WSProxy](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud/guide/ssjs_WSProxy_create.md)