Risk Cloud API: Delete Records
Updated on: January 09, 2025
Deleting records that are unused or unnecessary can be a common task in the Risk Cloud, and with Risk Cloud’s Record API, you can delete records as well.
Obtain your API Access Token or pull the Risk Cloud Postman Collection to get started.
Delete Records Endpoint
The Record API offers the following Delete Records endpoint which deletes a given record.
The Delete Records endpoint requires that the user whose API token is being used for the request is entitled with Delete record access to the given record.
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Get Record ID
The record-id can be obtained from the Risk Cloud web application, emails, or via the Risk Cloud API.
Using the Risk Cloud application
The most straightforward way to find the record ID for record-id is to open the desired record in the Risk Cloud web application, then take the ID from the end of the URL.
https://your-company.logicgate.com/records/{record-id}
Using email
The Contextual Notifications feature offers the ability to set Custom Fields and System Fields in outbound emails. As a result, Record ID is a System Field that can be included in outbound emails from the Risk Cloud. This Record ID could in turn be parsed from the email for use in the following Post Record Comment API request.
Using the Risk Cloud API
Reference the article Risk Cloud API: Record Search to obtain record IDs via the Risk Cloud API.