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# Delete a Record

Use the sObject Rows resource to delete records. Specify the record ID and use the DELETE method of the resource to delete a record.

## Example for deleting an Account record

```nolang
curl https://MyDomainName.my.salesforce.com/services/data/v68.0/sobjects/Account/001D000000INjVe -H "Authorization: Bearer token" -X DELETE
```

## Example request body

None needed

## Example response body

None returned