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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Delete a record

Deletes the specified record from the specified table.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cli_metadata.cli_admin, sn_cli_metadata.cli_user, or admin

Procedure

Open your system's command-line tool and execute this command.
```
$ snc record delete [--table table --sysid sys_id]
```
Pass in values for these arguments.

Parameter Description
table Required. Name of the table in which to delete the record.
sysid Required. Sys_id of the record to delete.

Example

$ snc record delete --table incident --sysid 552c48888c033300964f4932b03eb092

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Parameter	Description
table	Required. Name of the table in which to delete the record.
sysid	Required. Sys_id of the record to delete.