How can I delete records from my database?

You can remove old or
unwanted records from your database by directly deleting them from the View or by executing Deluge Script or by using Zoho Creator APIs. Once a
record is deleted, you cannot retrieve the data it contained. 

Who can delete records?

• The application owner
• Shared users, if access permission is provided by the app owner to delete records.

Deleting records from the GUI

You
can delete a single record or multiple records or all records in a view, directly from the Zoho Creator GUI. Refer the topic Zoho Creator User Guide >Access the application >Delete Records.

Deleting records dynamically by writing Deluge Script

You can delete records dynamically from the Zoho Creator database using Deluge Scripting. The Delete Record task in Deluge Scripting is used to dynamically delete existing records from a form, based on the specified criteria and is triggered by form and field actions.

Deleting records through Zoho Creator APIs

Zoho
Creator APIs allow client applications to programatically delete records in a Zoho Creator application. You can use the following methods
to delete your records.

• Delete Record using Rest API – Post method
• Delete Record using Rest API – Get method
• Delete Record using XML RPC
• Delete Record using CSV RPC