Deletes a contact by numeric id, {{…}} from upstream, or searchable list picker.
Deletes a contact by numeric id, {{…}} from upstream, or searchable list picker.
When the flow reaches this step, JOrchestrator executes Delete Contact against your linked site or an external integration, using the field values you set on General and Design. Downstream steps can read the output payload fields defined for this node.
Delete Contact is a action step in the Contacts group. Action steps run in the middle or end of a flow. They perform work on your CMS, call external services, or transform data for the next step.
Typical reasons teams add Delete Contact to a flow:
Common patterns on the canvas:
Optional deleteContactFilterCatid narrows the designer list only (does not affect runtime delete target).
Confirm deletion checkbox must be set when required by schema validation.
The designer shows these tabs for this node:
| Tab | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Info | Plain-language description and output payload fields for downstream steps |
| General | Canvas label and read-only node ID |
| AI | Optional assistant to help draft settings from plain language |
| Design | Node-specific configuration fields |
These fields are managed by the designer or runtime — you do not type into them directly:
| Property key | Label | Type | Required | Visible when | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
_nodeId | Node ID | node-id | No | — | — |
_payloadFields | Available Fields | payload-panel | No | — | — |
| Property key | Label | Type | Required | Visible when | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
label | Label | text | No | — | Node label |
| Property key | Label | Type | Required | Visible when | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
contactId_manual | Contact id or {{placeholder}} | payload-text | No | — | e.g. 42 or {{create_contact_1.id}} — or choose below (contact name appears here when using the picker) |
confirm | Confirm Deletion | checkbox | No | — | — |
| Property key | Label | Type | Required | Visible when | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
deleteContactFilterCatid | Filter list by category (optional) | contact-category-select | No | — | Narrow the picker — not sent to the handler |
contactId | Contact to delete | contact-select | No | — | Select contact (fills the line above when the id is numeric) |
Credentials, API keys, mailers, SMTP, and integration defaults are configured in the CMS plugin under Node Configuration, not per step on this node. Link the flow to a domain before testing CMS-backed fields.
After this step runs, later nodes can reference these fields using placeholders such as {{delete_contact.id}}.
| Field key | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Primary record identifier. |
deleted | boolean | Whether the record was deleted. |
Other steps in the same area of the palette:
create-contact) — Contactscreate-contact-category) — Contactsdelete-contact-category) — Contactsupdate-contact) — Contactsupdate-contact-category) — Contacts