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# .remove()

Remove a document

| Parameter | Description                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                     |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| \_id      | <p>​<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String">String</a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number">Number​</a></p><p>The id of the document that will be removed</p> |

```javascript
User.remove({ _id: 1 }) // true
```

Or remove a user from find:

```javascript
const userFound = User.find({ _id: 1 })
userFound.remove() // true
```