Delete a custom field
Deletes a custom field and its value on every record, for good.
$0.001 a call
From your agent’s balance. A call that fails costs nothing.
An example
Drop the fax number field from contacts. Nobody uses it.
Your agent callscrm_delete_field$0.001 a call
The example business is Hansen & Voss, a restaurant-equipment wholesaler in Hamburg with 60 staff. The reply is the one the tool really gives.
{
"object": "contact",
"key": "fax"
}Use it when
A custom field is no longer used, or must change its type.
What it does
Delete a custom field and its value on every record. This cannot be undone.
What comes back
deleted: the object and key, and values_cleared: how many records lost a value. Every reply also carries cost_usd and balance_usd.
Inputs
| Name | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
objectRequired | string | One of: contact,company,deal. |
keyRequired | string | 1 to 40 characters. |
The call
Over MCP, call crm_delete_field on https://api.conecto.chat/mcp/crm. Over REST:
curl -X POST https://api.conecto.chat/v1/tools/crm_delete_field \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CONECTO_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"object":"contact","key":"fax"}'When it refuses
A refused call costs nothing and says what to do next.
| Code | When | What to do |
|---|---|---|
not_found404 | The object has no custom field with that key. | Call crm_list_fields and use one of its custom keys. |
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