# Delete
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Container for the objects to delete.

## Contents
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 ** Objects **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-Delete-Objects"></a>
The object to delete.  
 **Directory buckets** - For directory buckets, an object that's composed entirely of whitespace characters is not supported by the `DeleteObjects` API operation. The request will receive a `400 Bad Request` error and none of the objects in the request will be deleted.
Type: Array of [ObjectIdentifier](API_ObjectIdentifier.md) data types  
Required: Yes

 ** Quiet **   <a name="AmazonS3-Type-Delete-Quiet"></a>
Element to enable quiet mode for the request. When you add this element, you must set its value to `true`.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/s3-2006-03-01/Delete) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/s3-2006-03-01/Delete) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/s3-2006-03-01/Delete)