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+### delete
+
+Deleting existing resources is accomplished with `delete` which takes the ID of the
+resource to be deleted. The return value will typically be `nil` on success, though
+some servers may return an OperationOutcome resource that includes more details about
+the successful deletion.
+
+##### Examples
+
+```clojure
+; delete an existing patient
+(delete server-url :patient 1654)
+=> nil
+
+; try to delete the same patient again. nothing happens
+(delete server-url :patient 1654)
+=> nil
+
+; try to delete a non-existant patient
+(delete server-url :patient 9001)
+ExceptionInfo FHIR request failed: HTTP 404
+```
 
 ### Error Handling