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## deleteDoc() function

Deletes the document referred to by the specified `DocumentReference`<!-- -->.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function deleteDoc(reference: DocumentReference<unknown>): Promise<void>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  reference | [DocumentReference](./firestore_.documentreference.md)<!-- -->&lt;unknown&gt; | A reference to the document to delete. |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;void&gt;

A Promise resolved once the document has been successfully deleted from the backend (note that it won't resolve while you're offline).