# deleteAll

Deletes all the entity records found in the database in a transaction safe matter and returns the number of records removed

{% hint style="info" %}
This method will respect cascading deletes if any
{% endhint %}

## Returns

* This function returns *numeric*

## Arguments

| Key           | Type    | Required | Default       | Description             |
| ------------- | ------- | -------- | ------------- | ----------------------- |
| entityName    | string  | Yes      | ---           | The entity to purge     |
| flush         | boolean | No       | false         |                         |
| transactional | boolean | No       | From Property | Use transactions or not |

## Examples

```javascript
ormService.deleteAll("Tags");
```


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