Delete Any Object (Salesforce) v3.0.12 Help ​

Deletes the record for any object type in Salesforce.

How can I use the Step? ​

You can use the Step to automate deleting records in Salesforce. The Step lets you quickly and easily delete records without manual entry, saving time and reducing errors. You can also use the Step with other applications or systems to streamline your business processes.

How does the Step work? ​

You authorize the Step and specify the object type and ID of the record you want to delete. The Step takes these inputs and requests the Salesforce API to delete the matching record (see Output example).

Once the record is deleted, it is permanently removed from Salesforce and cannot be retrieved.

Prerequisites ​

Before you get started, you must do the following:

  • Obtain the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret of the Salesforce Connected App you want to authorize the Step with. For more information about creating and configuring a Connected App, see Create a Connected App documentation.

Authorization ​

To authorize the Step, you can inherit authorization from a previous Step, select existing authorization or create a new one.

Here are the steps to create a new Salesforce authorization:

  1. For Select authorization in the current Step, choose the Create a new authorization option from the dropdown.

  2. In the Add an authorization popup, do the following:

    • For Your Connected Apps, select an existing Connected App or click Add a new Connected App and provide the required details in a popup:

      • Name this Connected App: Connected App name.
      • Environment: Environment choice for the Connected App in Salesforce. Either production or sandbox.
      • Consumer Key: Consumer Key for Connected App in Salesforce (see Prerequisites).
      • Consumer Secret: Consumer Secret for Connected App in Salesforce (see Prerequisites).
      • Callback URL: OAuth 2.0 redirect URL. You must use it as Callback URL when creating Connected App on Salesforce.

    • Name your new authorization.

    • Choose where to save the authorization.

    • Authorize the Step by clicking Authorize now or pasting the authorization URL into a web browser.

Once the Step is authorized, all related settings are automatically updated, and you can continue with the Step settings.

Object information ​

To set up this section, follow these steps:

  1. For Object Type, select the object type of a record you want to delete. After the Step is authorized, the list of available object types is automatically loaded.
  2. For Record ID, enter the record ID to delete.

Important: Deleting a record can affect related records or business processes, so exercise caution when using this Step.

Advanced settings ​

You can use this section to configure the following parameter:

  • API version: The Salesforce API version for requests. The value must be in the format 50 or 50.0 and contain at least two characters. The default API version is 50, and the minimum supported version is 21.

Merge field settings ​

The Step returns the result as a JSON object and stores it in the Merge field variable. So you can use the retrieved data in subsequent Steps or other Flows.

Output example ​

The output includes the record ID and success status for the deleted record.

json
{
    "success": true,
    "id": "recordId"
}
{
    "success": true,
    "id": "recordId"
}

Error Handling ​

By default, the Handle error toggle is on, and the Step handles errors with a separate exit. If any error occurs during the Step execution, the Flow proceeds down the error exit.

If the Handle error toggle is disabled, the Step does not handle errors. In this case, if any error occurs during the Step execution, the Flow fails immediately after exceeding the Flow timeout. To prevent the Flow from being suspended and continue handling errors, you can place the Flow Error Handling Step before the main logic or your Flow.

Reporting ​

After the Step completes, it generates a report that includes its execution status and other details. You can customize the report by adjusting the Step's log level and adding tags.

Log level ​

By default, the Step's log level matches that of the Flow. You can change the Step's log level by selecting an appropriate option from the Log level dropdown.

Tags ​

Tags provide a way to classify and search for sessions based on their attributes. To create a new tag, specify its category, label, and value. You can then use tags to filter and group the sessions in the report.

Service dependencies ​

  • flow builder v2.28.3
  • event-manager v2.3.0
  • deployer v2.6.0
  • library v2.11.3
  • studio v2.64.1
  • authorizer 2 service v2.1.6
  • salesforce data provider

Release notes ​

v3.0.12

  • Add API version selection to the Step UI

v3.0.11

  • Add an ability to get default options for the Object type field and the default list of fields for the selected object type through the provider when using dynamic collection authorization.

v3.0.10

  • Update dropdown behavior

v3.0.9

  • Update Authorization Manager v1.2.9
  • Add an alert if an error occurs in API requests

v3.0.8

  • Update UI tooltips
  • Update error handling
  • Remove extra data

v3.0.7

  • Implement Authorization Manager v 1.1.0
  • Remove dynamicAll switch handling
  • Add Step migration

v3.0.4

  • Update Authorization Manager v1.0.5
  • Add dynamic instance_url

v3.0.3

  • Update Authorization Manager v1.0.4

v3.0.1

  • Update the toJSON function and wildcard logic with the new Merge field expression template