---
title: "Bulk Delete Rows"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/data-store/bulk-delete-rows/
description: "This API enables you to delete records or rows of data in bulk from a specific table in the Data Store."
last_updated: 2026-08-17T12:16:04Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: api
---

# Bulk Delete Rows in a Table

### Description

This API enables you to delete records or rows of data in bulk from a specific table in the [Data Store](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction). The table is referred by its unique ID or name.

The bulk delete operation can delete a maximum of 200 rows in a single API call. You can choose the rows to be deleted by passing the unique ROWIDs of those rows as params in the request URL, as shown in the sample request.

You must include at least one ROWID, and can include upto 200 ROWIDs, in the request.

### Request Details

#### Request URL

`DELETE` {api-domain}/baas/v1/project/{project_id}/table/{tableIdentifier}/row?ids={rowID_1},{rowID_2},{rowID_3}

- **api-domain** (URL): The DC-specific domain to access Catalyst API

- **project_id** (Numerical): The [unique ID](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/getting-started/set-up-a-catalyst-project/general-settings/) of the project

- **tableIdentifier** (Numerical): The [unique ID](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/tables/#create-a-new-table) of the table or table name

- **ids** (Numerical): The Row IDs of the records to be deleted as params. Multiple Row IDs must be separated by commas. The parameter key name must be `ids`

#### Request Headers
 **Authorization:** Zoho-oauthtoken {oauth_token} 

**Optional Headers** 

 **CATALYST-ORG:** {org_id}

 **Environment:** Development

#### Scope

ZohoCatalyst.tables.rows.DELETE

### Response Details

The response contains the data of all the rows that were deleted through the operation, including their metadata like the`ROWID` and `CREATEDTIME`, and the column key names and values in each row.

**Sample Request**

```bash
curl -X DELETE \
https://api.catalyst.zoho.com/baas/v1/project/4000000006007/table/EmpDetails/row?ids=1028000000171815,1028000000171810,1028000000171805,1028000000171617 \
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.910*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*16.2f*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*57"

```

**Sample Response**

```json

    {
    "status": "success",
    "data": [
        {
            "CREATORID": "1444000000003001",
            "MODIFIEDTIME": "2020-11-19 15:20:21:830",
            "Department_ID":"IT245",
            "Department_Name":"Finance",
            "Employee_Name": "Morgan Jones",
            "CREATEDTIME": "2020-11-19 15:20:21:830",
            "ROWID": "1028000000171815"
        },
        {
            "CREATORID": "1444000000003001",
            "MODIFIEDTIME": "2020-11-19 15:20:34:503",
            "Department_ID":"IT121",
            "Department_Name":"HR",
            "Employee_Name": "Leena Medley",
            "CREATEDTIME": "2020-11-19 15:20:34:503",
            "ROWID": "1028000000171810"
        },
        {
            "CREATORID": "1444000000003001",
            "MODIFIEDTIME": "2020-11-19 15:20:42:314",
            "Department_ID":"IT783",
            "Department_Name":"Marketing",
            "Employee_Name": "Tamira Shah",
            "CREATEDTIME": "2020-11-19 15:20:42:314",
            "ROWID": "1028000000171805"
        },
       {
            "CREATORID": "1444000000003001",
            "MODIFIEDTIME": "2020-11-19 15:20:42:314",
            "Department_ID":"IT098",
            "Department_Name":"Sales",
            "Employee_Name": "Julia McGregor",
            "CREATEDTIME": "2020-11-19 15:20:42:314",
            "ROWID": "1028000000171617"
        }
    ]
}

```

### SDK Documentation

[Bulk Delete Rows- Java SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/java/v1/cloud-scale/data-store/bulk-delete-rows)

[Bulk Delete Rows- Node.js SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/nodejs/v2/cloud-scale/data-store/bulk-delete-rows)

[Bulk Delete Rows- Python SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/data-store/bulk-delete-rows)

[Bulk Delete Rows- Web SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/web/v4/cloud-scale/data-store/bulk-delete-rows)