---
title: "delete(withSubscriptionID:completionHandler:)"
framework: cloudkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "cloudkit/ckdatabase/delete(withsubscriptionid:completionhandler:)"
---

# delete(withSubscriptionID:completionHandler:)

Deletes a specific subscription and delivers the deleted subscription’s identifier to a completion handler.

## Declaration

```swift
@preconcurrency func delete(withSubscriptionID subscriptionID: CKSubscription.ID, completionHandler: @escaping @Sendable (String?, (any Error)?) -> Void)
```

## Parameters

- `subscriptionID`: The identifier of the subscription to delete.
- `completionHandler`: The closure to execute after CloudKit deletes the subscription.

## Discussion

Discussion The completion handler takes the following parameters: The identifier of the deleted subscription, or nil if there’s an error. An error if a problem occurs, or nil if CloudKit successfully deletes the subscription. For information on a more convenient way to delete subscriptions, see modifySubscriptions(saving:deleting:).

## See Also

### Modifying Subscriptions

- [modifySubscriptions(saving:deleting:)](cloudkit/ckdatabase/modifysubscriptions(saving:deleting:).md)
- [modifySubscriptions(saving:deleting:completionHandler:)](cloudkit/ckdatabase/modifysubscriptions(saving:deleting:completionhandler:).md)
- [save(_:completionHandler:)](cloudkit/ckdatabase/save(_:completionhandler:)-9pona.md)
- [deleteSubscription(withID:)](cloudkit/ckdatabase/deletesubscription(withid:).md)