---
title: Delete Linked Related Business Objects
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/delete-linked-related-business-objects
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:38.848Z
---

You can delete related business objects that are linked.

**Base URL:**

https\://\{tenant url}/api/odata/businessobject/\{business object name}('\{business object RecID}')/\{business object relationship name}('\{RecID of the related business object}')/$Ref

:::hint{type="info"}
Ensure the business object name is suffixed with an "s".
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## Delete Links in Business - Example

Here is an example to delete a journal in an incident business object.

| URL                                 | https\://\{tenant url}/api/odata/businessobject/incidents('87168FCA6F0C46B2B5CDC5226FB7C773')/<br />IncidentContainsJournal('4F34DB8563DF450CAE5381CDA9805B21')/$Ref |
| ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <font color="#ffffff">Method</font> | Delete                                                                                                                                                               |
| Header Name                         | Authorization: JWT Token/Session Key/REST API Key                                                                                                                    |
| Status Code                         | 204                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Response Payload                    | `{`<br />`"code": "ISM_2000",`<br />`"description": "Ok",`<br />`"message": [`<br />`"Successfully Deleted the link"`<br />`],`<br />`"help": ""`<br />`}`           |
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## Unsuccessful Responses

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## Invalid URL

Scenario: Trying to delete a link when the url is invalid.

Invalid URL:

https\://\{tenant url}/api/odata/businessobject/incident('87168FCA6F0C46B2B5CDC5226FB7C773')/IncidentContainsJournal('4F34DB8563DF450CAE5381CDA9805B21')/$Ref

Header Name:

**Authorization: Sessionkey**

| Code                                          | ISM\_4004                                                                                          |
| --------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Description                                   | Bad Request                                                                                        |
| Message                                       | `[  `<br />`"No service for type 'Microsoft.OData.Edm.IEdmModel' has been registered."  `<br />`]` |
| <font color="#0C121D">HTTP STATUS CODE</font> | 404                                                                                                |
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## Invalid RecID

Scenario: Trying to delete a link when the RecID is invalid.

Example:

https\://\{tenant url}/api/odata/businessobject/incidentS('87168FCA6F0C46B2B5CDC5226FB7C773')/IncidentContainsJournal('1234')/$Ref

Header Name:

**Authorization: Sessionkey**

| Code                                          | ISM\_4000                                                                                        |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Description                                   | Invalid Request                                                                                  |
| Message                                       | `[  `<br />`"Record '1234' cannot be found in the related business object 'Journal#"  `<br />`]` |
| <font color="#0C121D">HTTP STATUS CODE</font> | 400                                                                                              |
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