entity:delete

Delete content entities.

Examples

• entity:delete node --bundle=article
• entity:delete shortcut
• entity:delete node 22,24
• entity:delete user
• entity:delete node --exclude=9,14,81
• entity:delete node --chunks=5
• entity:delete node --limit=500

Arguments

• entity_type. An entity machine name.
• [ids]. A comma delimited list of Ids.

Options

• --bundle=BUNDLE. Restrict deletion to the specified bundle. Ignored when ids is specified.
• --exclude=EXCLUDE. Exclude certain entities from deletion. Ignored when ids is specified.
• --chunks=CHUNKS. Specify how many entities will be deleted in the same step. [default: 50]
• --limit=LIMIT. Limit on the number of entities to delete.

Global Options

• -v|vv|vvv, --verbose. Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug
• -y, --yes. Auto-accept the default for all user prompts. Equivalent to --no-interaction.
• -l, --uri=URI. A base URL for building links and selecting a multi-site. Defaults to https://default.
• To see all global options, run drush core:global-options.

Aliases

• edel
• entity-delete

Legend

• An argument or option with square brackets is optional.
• Any default value is listed at end of arg/option description.
• An ellipsis indicates that an argument accepts multiple values separated by a space.