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# data delete resume
Resume a bulk delete job that you previously started. Uses Bulk API 2.0.
## Description for data delete resume
The command uses the job ID returned by the "sf data delete bulk" command or the most recently-run bulk delete job.
## Flags
| Flag Name (Long) | Flag Name (Short) | Description |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------|
| ‑‑api‑version | N/A | **Type:** Value
Override the api version used for api requests made by this command |
| ‑‑flags‑dir | N/A | **Type:** Value
Import flag values from a directory. |
| ‑‑job‑id | ‑i | **Type:** Value
ID of the job you want to resume. |
| ‑‑json | N/A | **Type:** Boolean
Format output as json. |
| ‑‑target‑org | ‑o | **Type:** Value
Username or alias of the target org. Not required if the "target-org" configuration variable is already set. |
| ‑‑use‑most‑recent | N/A | **Type:** Boolean
**Default value:** `true`
Use the ID of the most recently-run bulk job. |
| ‑‑wait | N/A | **Type:** Value
Number of minutes to wait for the command to complete before displaying the results. |
## Examples for data delete resume
Resume a bulk delete job from your default org using an ID:
```shell
sf data delete resume --job-id 750xx000000005sAAA
```
Resume the most recently run bulk delete job for an org with alias my-scratch:
```shell
sf data delete resume --use-most-recent --target-org my-scratch
```