Delete Item in Knowledge Vault

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Beginner1 min readLast updated July 30, 2026

If a Knowledge Vault item is no longer required, or becomes outdated or unnecessary, you can delete it from the Knowledge Vault. In this guide, we will discuss how to delete a Knowledge Vault item.

Prerequisites

What You Will Learn

  • How to permanently delete a single item from the Knowledge Vault.

  • How to delete a folder and all the items it contains.

Steps for Execution

To delete a Knowledge Vault item, log in to your Contentstack account and perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to App Switcher in the top-right corner and select Brand Kit.
  2. Select the Brand Kit whose Knowledge Vault item you want to delete.
  3. Click Knowledge Vault.
  4. Under the Actions tab, click the vertical ellipses corresponding to the Knowledge Vault item that you want to delete and then select Delete.
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  5. In the Delete Item modal, click Delete to permanently delete the Knowledge Vault item.
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  6. To delete the subfolder from the Knowledge Vault, click the Delete option. You can also delete selected items from the folder.
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    WarningIf you delete a folder, all items within the folder will be deleted.

  7. In the Delete Folder modal, click the Delete button to permanently delete the Knowledge Vault folder.
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You will get a success message once the item or folder is deleted from the Knowledge Vault.