# XDEL

> Removes the specified entries from a stream, and returns the number of entries deleted.

## Arguments

<ParamField body="key" type="str" required>
  The key of the stream.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="ids" type="str" required>
  The ID(s) of the message(s) to delete. Can be multiple IDs as separate arguments.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField type="int">
  The number of entries actually deleted from the stream.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
```py Single message
result = redis.xdel("mystream", "1638360173533-0")
```

```py Multiple messages
result = redis.xdel("mystream", "1638360173533-0", "1638360173533-1", "1638360173533-2")
```
</RequestExample>