delete-annotations.md

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title	Delete an annotation in JavaScript PDF Viewer | Syncfusion
description	Learn how to delete a specific annotation in the JavaScript PDF Viewer using the deleteAnnotationById method.
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Delete an annotation in JavaScript PDF Viewer

Use the deleteAnnotationById() method to remove a specific annotation from a PDF document by its id.

Steps to delete a specific annotation

Step 1: Follow the getting-started guide to create a simple PDF Viewer sample: Getting started with JavaScript PDF Viewer.

Step 2: Add a control to trigger deletion and use the following example to call deleteAnnotationById().

 <button id="deleteAnnotationbyId">Delete Annotation By Id</button>

// Delete Annotation by ID.
document.getElementById('deleteAnnotationbyId').addEventListener('click', () => {
    viewer.annotationModule.deleteAnnotationById(
      viewer.annotationCollection[0].annotationId
    );
  });

Sample: How to delete a specific annotation using deleteAnnotationById