# Deleting a line item using ExternalObjectId **URL:** \ **Category:** APIs & Integrations\ **Created:** [October 16, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-a-line-item-using-externalobjectid/26882 "2020-10-16T20:11:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Resanehlab](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/resanehlab/32/24246_2.png) [@Resanehlab](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Resanehlab)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-a-line-item-using-externalobjectid/26882/1 "2020-10-16T20:11:06Z")
Hi, I’m trying to develop an integration from an e-commerce platform to HubSpot using HubSpot eCommerce bridge API. I use a unique ExternalObjectId for any object in sync messages. All fine but how can I get a synced object in HubSpot by its ExternalObjectId? There is no request endpoint which takes a parameter as ExternalObjectId and returns the corresponding object. My current problem is that I want to delete some line items from a deal but it can’t be done by sync messages because as the document says “Please note: that the DELETE action type will not remove the object from HubSpot, it will prevent it from syncing in the future.” I can’t delete them by sync messages and also I don’t have their object Id in HubSpot to delete them using the delete line item endpoint documented [Accounts Dashboard | HubSpot](https://legacydocs.hubspot.com/docs/methods/line-items/delete-line-item). So, what can I do to delete some line items from a deal? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![dennisedson](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/dennisedson/32/28044_2.png) [@dennisedson](https://community.hubspot.com/u/dennisedson)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-a-line-item-using-externalobjectid/26882/2 "2020-10-19T19:35:10Z")
Hey @Resanehlab ! Going to tag in @umakantmwb and @himanshurauthan here! They make the web better 😃 ---
**Author:** ![himanshurauthan](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/himanshurauthan/32/53076_2.png) [@himanshurauthan](https://community.hubspot.com/u/himanshurauthan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-a-line-item-using-externalobjectid/26882/3 "2020-10-20T04:55:08Z")
Thanks for mentioning @dennisedson ! ---
**Author:** ![himanshurauthan](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/himanshurauthan/32/53076_2.png) [@himanshurauthan](https://community.hubspot.com/u/himanshurauthan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-a-line-item-using-externalobjectid/26882/4 "2020-10-20T04:54:43Z")
Hi @Resanehlab ! Yes there is no direct api to delete an object using ExternalObjectId for now. But your requirement of deleting line item from deal can be achieved by using - [get](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/crm/deals)[deal](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/crm/deals) line items associations by using **deal id** and **associations=line\_items,** In response you’ll get line items details with line item id, you can filter out the line items you want to delete/update and perform the action usin line item id. Hope this helps! Himanshu ---
**Author:** ![Resanehlab](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/resanehlab/32/24246_2.png) [@Resanehlab](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Resanehlab)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-a-line-item-using-externalobjectid/26882/5 "2020-10-20T09:46:45Z")
Hi Himanshu, Thanks for the reply but as I mentioned before, I’m using HubSpot eCommerce bridge API and I only have the ExternalObjectId for any object. I don’t have any information and idea about the object ids in HubSpot like deal Id for every deal. How can I access the deal Id for a deal when I sync orders to deals using HubSpot sync messages? ---
**Author:** ![himanshurauthan](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/himanshurauthan/32/53076_2.png) [@himanshurauthan](https://community.hubspot.com/u/himanshurauthan)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-a-line-item-using-externalobjectid/26882/6 "2020-10-23T03:49:29Z")
Hey @Resanehlab , You can search the deal using the ExternalObjectId, i am supposing that if you are using the eComm bridge api you are creating deal for order or passing the ExternalObjectId in **ip\_\_ecomm\_bridge\_\_order\_number**. using [search api](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/crm/search) you can get the deal ID using the ExternalObjectId. Thanks, Himanshu ---
**Author:** ![Resanehlab](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/resanehlab/32/24246_2.png) [@Resanehlab](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Resanehlab)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-a-line-item-using-externalobjectid/26882/7 "2020-10-24T13:44:35Z")
Thanks. Now I can get a deal with its corresponding ExternalObjectId but when I try to get line items associated with a deal through the CRM Associations API [https://api.hubapi.com/crm-associations/v1/associations/dealId/HUBSPOT\_DEFINED/19](https://api.hubapi.com/crm-associations/v1/associations/dealId/HUBSPOT_DEFINED/19) I’m getting this response: “Error 405 Method Not Allowed” Am I missing something? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![himanshurauthan](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/himanshurauthan/32/53076_2.png) [@himanshurauthan](https://community.hubspot.com/u/himanshurauthan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/deleting-a-line-item-using-externalobjectid/26882/8 "2020-10-26T03:48:50Z")
Hey @Resanehlab ! I recommend you to please migrate on v3 and using this endpoint you can get the line items [https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/deals/dealId?associations=line\_items](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/crm/deals) Thanks, Himanshu