Web/API/URLSearchParams/delete

The delete() method of the URLSearchParams interface deletes the given search parameter and all its associated values, from the list of all search parameters.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

URLSearchParams.delete(name)

Parameters

name

The name of the parameter to be deleted.

Return value

Void

Examples

let url = new URL('https://example.com?foo=1&bar=2&foo=3');
let params = new URLSearchParams(url.search);

// Delete the foo parameter.
params.delete('foo'); //Query string is now: 'bar=2'

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
URLThe definition of 'delete()' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
delete	Chrome Full support 49	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 29	IE No support No	Opera Full support 36	Safari Partial support Partial Notes' Partial support Partial Notes' Notes' Removing a non-existent query parameter doesn't remove ? from the URL. See bug 193022.	WebView Android Full support 49	Chrome Android Full support 49	Firefox Android Full support 29	Opera Android Full support 36	Safari iOS Partial support Partial Notes' Partial support Partial Notes' Notes' Removing a non-existent query parameter doesn't remove ? from the URL. See bug 193022.	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Partial support  

Partial support

No support  

No support

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See implementation notes.

URLSearchParams.delete() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.