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Go / Zoho CRM REST APIs / Delete Related Records Using External ID

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    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global_Ref.html">Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()
    var success bool

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "data": [
    //     {
    //       "Contact_Role": "111111000000026002",
    //       "External_Deal_ID": "extdeal3"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("data[0].Contact_Role","111111000000026002")
    json.UpdateString("data[0].External_Deal_ID","extdeal3")

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

    sbRequestBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

    resp := http.PTextSb("DELETE","https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/extcontact3/Deals/extdeal3",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(resp.StatusCode())
    fmt.Println(resp.BodyStr())
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()

Curl Command

curl -X DELETE
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "X-EXTERNAL: Contacts.External_Contact_ID"
	-d '{
    "data": [
        {
            "Contact_Role": "111111000000026002",
            "External_Deal_ID": "extdeal3"
        }
    ]
}'
https://domain.com/crm/v2/Contacts/extcontact3/Deals/extdeal3

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Delete Related Records Using External ID",
  "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"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"data\": [\n        {\n            \"Contact_Role\": \"111111000000026002\",\n            \"External_Deal_ID\": \"extdeal3\"\n        }\n    ]\n}",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{api-domain}}/crm/v2/Contacts/extcontact3/Deals/extdeal3",
      "host": [
        "{{api-domain}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "crm",
        "v2",
        "Contacts",
        "extcontact3",
        "Deals",
        "extdeal3"
      ]
    },
    "description": "In this example, extcontact3 and extdeal3 are the values of the external fields External_Contact_ID and External_Deal_ID in the Contacts and Deals modules, respectively. we will reference these values to delink the deal from the contact."
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}