How do I mass delete records in Salesforce workbench?

How do I mass delete records in Salesforce workbench?

Select ‘Bulk CSV’ in View as option and Click Query….

1. To delete records through REST API, ‘DELETE’ method is used.
2. Set the URI according to the object to be deleted and enter its related ID.
3. Click the ‘Execute’ button to receive the response message confirming successful deletion.

How do I mass delete content bodies in Salesforce?

To delete Content or Files from your organization:

1. Log into Data Loader.
2. Select ‘Export’
3. Check Show all Salesforce objects” and select Content (ContentDocument) object.
4. Select Id and any other desired fields and follow the prompts to complete your export.
5. Review the resulting CSV file to verify the Content to be deleted.

How do I delete a file storage in Salesforce?

To delete the file from Chatter, Salesforce CRM Content, and all locations where it’s been shared, click the file name on the Libraries, Content, or Subscriptions tab. From the content details page, click Edit | Delete Content to delete the file.

How to mass delete records using workbench or developer console?

Im looking to mass delete certain records (about 2.5mil) from a custom object. Is there a query I can enter into Workbench or developer console that will just delete these in one go. Ive tried teh following but just get an error.

Can you use the bulk API to delete records?

You can’t do some sort of data merging to detect which rows need to be updated/deleted in SFDC and which need to be inserted from your external system of record? We’re trying to insert what is effectively read-only financial ‘reference data’ which comes from an external source.

What is the difference between bulk API and normal API?

Enabling the Bulk API in Data Loader allows you to load or delete a large number of records faster than using the default SOAP-based API. However, there are some differences in behavior in Data Loader when you enable the Bulk API. One important difference is that it allows you to execute a hard delete if you have the permission and license.

How to mass delete records in data loader?

Ive downloaded with data loader but the delete just keeps on failing after a while. Enabling the Bulk API in Data Loader allows you to load or delete a large number of records faster than using the default SOAP-based API. However, there are some differences in behavior in Data Loader when you enable the Bulk API.