---
title: "Delete key value pair"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/nodejs/v2/cloud-scale/cache/delete-key-value-pair/
description: "This page describes the method to delete a key-value pair using a key or cache object in your NodeJS application with sample code snippets."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T11:07:33Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Cache"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/cache/introduction
---

# Delete a key-value pair

> **Note:** This SDK is currently in deprecation. Migrate to [JavaScript SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/javascript/v1/cloudscale/cache/delete-cache/) now.

If a key-value pair is no longer needed, it can be permanently deleted from the cache segment. The key-value pair cannot
be restored once it is deleted, but it can be recreated. The _segment_ reference used in the code snippet below is a
[segment instance.](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/nodejs/v2/cloud-scale/cache/get-segment-instance)

### Delete using a key

You can delete a key by passing it directly as a parameter to the _delete()_ method.

The promise returned here will be resolved to an object which is a JSON.

```javascript
//delete Cache using delete by passing the key name 
let cache = app.cache(); 
let segment = cache.segment(); 
let deletePromise = segment.delete('Name'); 
deletePromise.then((entity) => { console.log(entity); });
```