| Method | DELETE /db/_local/local-doc | |
| Request | None | |
| Response | JSON with the deleted document information | |
| Admin Privileges Required | no | |
| Query Arguments | Argument | rev | 
| Description | Current revision of the document for validation | |
| Optional | yes | |
| Type | string | |
| HTTP Headers | Header | If-Match | 
| Description | Current revision of the document for validation | |
| Optional | yes | |
| Return Codes | ||
| 409 | Supplied revision is incorrect or missing | |
      Deletes the specified local document. The semantics are identical
      to deleting a standard document in the specified database, except
      that the document is not replicated. See
      Section 6.5, “DELETE /db/doc”.