Delete Thing

bubble.delete_thing
ActionBusiness appsconnection required

Calls the Bubble API with the connection's credentials.

Permanently remove one record; the data type needs 'Delete via API' in its privacy rules.

Connection

Required
Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type
Bearer token
Providers
Bubble
Secret shape
the API token, or {"api_token": "…"}
Config it needs
base_url, branch, test_data_type
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.

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultConstraintsExample
data_type
The Bubble data type to work with; Bubble addresses it lowercase with no spaces.
stringYes——rentalunit
thing_id
The record's Bubble unique id, the '_id' field on the thing.
stringYes——1672398191097x872601726695236800

Example configuration

Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.

{
  "data_type": "rentalunit",
  "thing_id": "1672398191097x872601726695236800"
}

Output

One shape.

result

FieldTypeExample
deleted
True once Bubble accepted the delete.
boolean—
id
The unique id of the record that was removed.
string—
data_type
The data type it was removed from.
string—
{
  "data_type": "",
  "deleted": false,
  "id": ""
}

See Delete Thing run in a workflow.

In a technical demo we add the Bubble connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.