name : delete-thing-shadow.rst **To delete a device's shadow document** The following ``delete-thing-shadow`` example deletes the entire shadow document for the device named ``MyRPi``. :: aws iot-data delete-thing-shadow \ --thing-name MyRPi \ "output.txt" The command produces no output on the display, but ``output.txt`` contains information that confirms the version and timestamp of the shadow document that you deleted. :: {"version":2,"timestamp":1560270384} For more information, see `Using Shadows <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/using-device-shadows.html>`__ in the *AWS IoT Developers Guide*.