Deletes the specified custom field and its associated data
delete /dcapi/customColumn/removeCustomColumn
https://{serverurl}/dcapi/customColumn/removeCustomColumn
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
Delete the custom field even if it is being used in other reports or dependent columns
The table name can be any of the names provided in the list below
1.ManagedComputerCustomFields-if customfield created in computer view
2.InvSWCustomFields-if customfield created in software view.
The actual name of the custom field column for which the User Data Type length is required actualColumnName can be get from the columName key from the response of /dcapi/customFields/computers/{ID}
curl --request DELETE \
--url https://appdomains/dcapi/customColumn/removeCustomColumn \
--header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/deletedCustomColumnDetails.v1+json' \
--data '{"actualColumnName":"COL2","tableName":"ManagedComputerCustomFields"}' {
"actualColumnName": "COL2",
"tableName": "ManagedComputerCustomFields"
}
Indicates whether the custom field removal was successful
Confirmation message indicating the custom field has been removed
{
"message": "Custom field <b>COL2</b> has been removed successfully",
"status": "SUCCESS"
}
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Duration: 1 minute | Threshold: 30 | Lock period: 5 minutes
Duration - Time window for the threshold.
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.
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