API_DeleteRecord

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Overview

Use API_DeleteRecord to delete a single record from a table.  You invoke this call on a table-level dbid. If you use an application level dbid, you’ll get an error.

You must have Full Administration permissions on the application to use this call.

Note that this call allows you to delete one record at a time. If you want to delete several records at once, see API_PurgeRecords.

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Request parameters

ParameterValueRequired?

rid or key

The record ID of the record to be deleted. You can obtain the record ID of any record in a query. (See API_DoQuery).

If you use a key field OTHER than the record id (rid), you should use the <key> parameter rather than <rid>.

yes

ticket

A valid authentication ticket.

The authentication ticket is returned via the API_Authenticate call.

yes, one of:
  • ticket
  • username/password
  • user token

usertoken

A user token – this is a ticket alternative, used for API access

yes, one of:
  • ticket
  • username/password
  • user token

apptoken

Supply a valid application token.

yes, if the application requires application tokens.

udata

A string value that you want returned. It will not be handled by Quickbase but it will be returned in the response.

no

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Response values

Element NameValue

action

The originating request, for example, API_DeleteRecord.

errcode

Identifies the error code, if any. (See the Error Codes appendix for a list of possible error codes.)

0 indicates that no error was encountered.

errtext

Text that explains the error code.

"No error" indicates that no error was encountered.

rid

The record ID of the deleted record.

udata

Contains any udata value supplied in the request.

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Sample XML Request

POST https://target_domain/db/target_dbid HTTP/1.0
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length:
QUICKBASE-ACTION: API_DeleteRecord

<qdbapi>
   <udata>mydata</udata>
   <ticket>auth_ticket</ticket>
   <apptoken>app_token</apptoken>
   <rid>18</rid>
</qdbapi>

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URL alternative

https://target_domain/db/target_dbid?a=API_DeleteRecord&rid=18
&udata=mydata&ticket=auth_ticket&apptoken=app_token

where target_domain is the domain against which you are invoking this call, for example, quickbase.com. Read about this notation.

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Sample response

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<qdbapi>
   <action>API_DeleteRecord</action>
   <errcode>0</errcode>
   <errtext>No error</errtext>
   <rid>18</rid>
</qdbapi>