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Python / Zoho CRM REST APIs / Deleting the records using the "ids" parameter

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import sys
import chilkat2

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http = chilkat2.Http()

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
http.SetRequestHeader("X-EXTERNAL","Contacts.External_Contact_ID")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.QuickRequest("DELETE","https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts?ids=extcontact3,extcontact4")
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(str(resp.StatusCode))
print(resp.BodyStr)

Curl Command

curl -X DELETE
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "X-EXTERNAL: Contacts.External_Contact_ID"
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts?ids=extcontact3,extcontact4

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Deleting the records using the \"ids\" parameter",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "bearer",
      "bearer": [
        {
          "key": "token",
          "value": "{{access-token}}",
          "type": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "method": "DELETE",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "X-EXTERNAL",
        "value": "Contacts.External_Contact_ID",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts?ids=extcontact3,extcontact4",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2",
        "Contacts"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "ids",
          "value": "extcontact3,extcontact4"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "In this example, we have used the \"ids\" parameter with values as the values of the external field in the Contacts module."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}