# \[Solved\] Cloud variables - how do I delete something?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cloud-variables-how-do-i-delete-something/1199472>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** solved, cloud-variable\
**Created:** [April 1, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cloud-variables-how-do-i-delete-something/1199472 "2021-04-01T00:14:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![catsarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/catsarisky/32/100661_2.png) [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cloud-variables-how-do-i-delete-something/1199472/1 "2021-04-01T00:14:58Z")

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I’ve mostly gotten cloud variables figured out, but I’m stumped on this bit.

My data structure is something like  
/groceries/items/bananas/quantity:1  
/groceries/items/apples/quantity:2  
… (etc for more fruits)

If I want to delete the apples branch, how do I do that? I’ve accidentally discovered that if I set /groceries/items to a value, that I’ll blow away all the child nodes (oops), but that’s not quite what I need here.

Hmm… The answer might be in here. Trying it out: [How to Update and Delete Data from Firebase // Thunkable X - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jmqRpAXh0g)

UPDATE: yep. Set cloud variable /groceries/items/apples to NULL works!

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cloud-variables-how-do-i-delete-something/1199472/2 "2021-04-01T02:32:48Z")

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Thanks for sharing the solution!

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cloud-variables-how-do-i-delete-something/1199472/3 "2024-11-08T13:25:35Z")

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