ClickUp - Delete Task

↩ Part of the ClickUp integration.

Description

Permanently deletes a ClickUp task (DELETE /task/{task_id}). Use it to clean up tasks created by mistake, or temporary tasks a workflow no longer needs.

Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
`credentials_id`	credentials	Yes	ClickUp credential
`task_id`	text	Yes	id of the task to delete

task_id is resolved through dynamic variables ({{data.field}}).

Credentials

This node requires a ClickUp credential (service type clickup):

Field	Description
`token`	Personal API token from ClickUp → Settings → Apps → API Token

Output

ClickUp returns no useful body for a deletion, so the node emits a confirmation object:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "86a1b2c3d",
    "deleted": true
  },
  "_meta": {
    "moduleVersion": "1.0.0",
    "success": true,
    "id": "86a1b2c3d",
    "totalMs": 219
  }
}

Because the task itself is gone, keep anything you need from it (URL, name, assignees) before this node runs.

Usage Example

{
  "credentials_id": "clickup_ops",
  "task_id": "{{data.task_id}}"
}

A safe pattern: Get task → check it is really the one → Delete task.

Notes

Deleting a task that no longer exists returns a not_found error (404); it is not treated as success.
Deleting a parent task also removes its subtasks in ClickUp.
Deletion requires write permission on the space; otherwise you get a 401/403 authentication error, which is not retried.

ClickUp - Update Task — archive instead of deleting (archived: true).
ClickUp - Get Task — verify the task before removing it.
ClickUp - List Tasks — find the tasks to clean up.