How to delete/remove nodes on Firebase

Question

I\'m using Firebase for a web app. It\'s written in plain Javascript using no external libraries.

I can \"push\" and retrieve data with \'.on(\"child_added\")\', but

Answer 1

The problem is that you call remove on the root of your Firebase:

ref = new Firebase("myfirebase.com")
ref.remove();

This will remove the entire Firebase through the API.

You'll typically want to remove specific child nodes under it though, which you do with:

ref.child(key).remove();