Delete Datapoint
beeminder.delete_datapoint
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Beeminder API with the connection's credentials.
Permanently remove one datapoint from a goal.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Beeminder
- Secret shape
- the personal auth token, or {"auth_token": "…"} / {"access_token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- username
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
2 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
goal The goal's slug — the last segment of its Beeminder URL, e.g. 'weight'. | string | Yes | — | — | weight |
datapoint_id The id of the datapoint to act on, as returned by a create or list call. | string | Yes | — | — | 5016fa9adad11576ad00000f |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"datapoint_id": "5016fa9adad11576ad00000f",
"goal": "weight"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
deleted True once Beeminder accepted the deletion. | boolean | — |
datapoint_id The id of the datapoint that was removed. | string | — |
datapoint The deleted datapoint as Beeminder returned it. | object | — |
{
"datapoint": {},
"datapoint_id": "",
"deleted": false
}See Delete Datapoint run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Beeminder connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.