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Delete object relationship

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/custom_objects/objects/{type_name}/{external_id}/object_relationships

Use this endpoint to delete one object-to-object relationship edge.

Prerequisites

To use this endpoint, you need an API key with custom_objects.object_relationships.delete.

Rate limit

This endpoint is in the Custom Objects write bucket with a default limit of 50 requests per minute.

Path parameters

The following table lists and describes the path parameters for the /custom_objects/objects/{type_name}/{external_id}/object_relationships endpoint.

Parameter Required Data Type Description
type_name Required String URL object type
external_id Required String URL object identifier

Request parameters

The following table lists and describes the JSON request body parameters for the /custom_objects/objects/{type_name}/{external_id}/object_relationships endpoint.

Parameter Required Data Type Description
rel_kind Required String Relationship kind
related_type_name Required String Related object type
related_external_id Required String Related object identifier
anchor Optional String source (default) or target

Example request

This section includes a sample JSON payload and a sample cURL request.

Sample request payload

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{
  "rel_kind": "subaccount",
  "related_type_name": "account",
  "related_external_id": "acct-456",
  "anchor": "source"
}

Sample cURL request

This example removes the subaccount relationship between acct-123 and acct-456. Both account records remain.

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curl --location --request DELETE 'https://rest.iad-01.braze.com/custom_objects/objects/account/acct-123/object_relationships' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_REST_API_KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
  "rel_kind": "subaccount",
  "related_type_name": "account",
  "related_external_id": "acct-456",
  "anchor": "source"
}'

Response

This section includes a sample successful response and the response fields.

Example success response

The status code 200 could return the following response body.

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{ "deleted": true }

Response parameters

The following table lists and describes the fields in a successful response.

Parameter Required Data Type Description
deleted Required Boolean Whether the relationship deletion succeeded

Errors

The following table lists common errors for this endpoint and how to resolve them.

Status Cause Guidance
400 Validation error Confirm the request body includes valid rel_kind, related_type_name, related_external_id, and anchor values.
404 Relationship or endpoint object not found Confirm both objects exist and the relationship key values match an existing edge.
401 Missing or invalid REST API key Verify the Authorization header uses Bearer YOUR_REST_API_KEY and that the key is active.
403 API key lacks permission or request is blocked by allowlist Confirm the key has custom_objects.object_relationships.delete and that your source IP is on the key allowlist, if configured.
429 Rate limit exceeded Retry after X-RateLimit-Reset and reduce request frequency.
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