# How to delete company with custom code workflow **URL:** \ **Category:** Data Hub\ **Created:** [November 6, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-delete-company-with-custom-code-workflow/93414 "2023-11-06T23:54:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JJensen\_Aurora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@JJensen\_Aurora](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JJensen_Aurora)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-delete-company-with-custom-code-workflow/93414/1 "2023-11-06T23:54:33Z")
Hi all, My company just procured Ops Hub, and I’d like to use the Custom Code step to automatically delete companies where **salesforcedeleted** = **TRUE.** The problem is I have no idea where to begin with the custom code step! Can someone please help me draft the snippet that would accomplish this task? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Berangere](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/berangere/32/220784_2.png) [@Berangere](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Berangere)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-delete-company-with-custom-code-workflow/93414/2 "2023-11-07T15:21:24Z")
Hi [@JJensen\_Aurora](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/511336), Congratulations on acquiring the Operations Hub 🎉 and thank you for reaching out to the Community! I’d like to ask some of our Community Members who used custom code: Hi @jjones41, @Sawdog and @asgJim did you end up using custom code? If yes, could you please share some insights with [@JJensen\_Aurora](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/511336), please? I’d like to also invite some of our top experts on this subject: Hello @louischausse, @Teun and @ChrisoKlepke do you have suggestions to help [@JJensen\_Aurora](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/511336), please? **If anybody else has anything to add and/or share, please feel free to join in the conversation 🙂** Thank you very much 🌟 and have a wonderful day! Best, Bérangère ---
**Author:** ![louischausse](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/louischausse/32/18067_2.png) [@louischausse](https://community.hubspot.com/u/louischausse)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-delete-company-with-custom-code-workflow/93414/3 "2023-11-07T15:48:25Z")
Hi [@JJensen\_Aurora](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/511336) Here’s how to do it using NodeJS 1 - Create a private app with the scope “crm.objects.companies.write”: [Legacy private apps - HubSpot docs](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/private-apps) 2 - Create a company-based workflow with the triggers to meet **salesforcedeleted** = **TRUE** and add a “custom coded action” where you want the company to be deleted 3 - Create a secret with the token of the private app you created at step 1: [Workflows | Custom Code Actions - HubSpot docs](https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/api/workflows/custom-code-actions#:~:text=To%20add%20a%20new,future%20custom%20code%20actions). In the code below the name of the secret is OPS\_TOKEN but you can name it whatever you want, but if you do name it differently you will need to match it in the code. 4 - Select your secret: ![louischausse_1-1699372327041.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/2/7/2792feac2ad22807ce3b0d2488bb3ca8ab62be04.png) 5 - Select record if in the inputs: ![louischausse_0-1699372043357.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/5/5/55fe55b2b2f382ca0823d9fdc68866520d872f12.png) 6 - Replace the code with this code: ```lia-code-sample const hubspot = require('@hubspot/api-client'); exports.main = async (event) => { const token = process.env.OPS_TOKEN const hubspotClient = new hubspot.Client({"accessToken":token}); const companyId = event.inputFields['hs_object_id']; try { const apiResponse = await hubspotClient.crm.companies.basicApi.archive(companyId); console.log(JSON.stringify(apiResponse, null, 2)); } catch (e) { e.message === 'HTTP request failed' ? console.error(JSON.stringify(e.response, null, 2)) : console.error(e) } } ``` 7 - Save and Ta-dam! Don’t forget to mark my reply as a solution if you are satisfied. If not, do not hesitate to ask me anything! Sincerely yours, The Wizard of Hubs 🧙‍ ---
**Author:** ![JJensen\_Aurora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@JJensen\_Aurora](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JJensen_Aurora)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-delete-company-with-custom-code-workflow/93414/4 "2023-11-07T20:05:58Z")
Wow amazing Louis thank you so much!! Not only for the solution but also answering in a way that helps me understand the moving pieces here, for the next time I need to create a custom code action. ⚠I did hit some rate-limiting errors with the initial enrollment of companies, but removing the try/catch clause based on [this thread’s advice](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/9881-Operations-Hub/API-Rate-Limiting-During-Initial-Workflow-Enrollment/td-p/420973)resolved that quite easily. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![louischausse](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/louischausse/32/18067_2.png) [@louischausse](https://community.hubspot.com/u/louischausse)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-delete-company-with-custom-code-workflow/93414/5 "2023-11-07T20:17:18Z")
Oh sorry. You’re right I didn’t take into account that you would have many records to enroll at first. I’m glad you figured it out.