Delete Item from Inventory Document catalog.document.element.delete

Scope: catalog

Who can execute the method:

a user with "Create and edit" permission on the document type in the request,

and "View and select warehouse" permission on the incoming or outgoing warehouse.

The method catalog.document.element.delete removes an item from the inventory document. The document must be accessible to the user and have a status of N — not processed.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name `type`	Description
id* `catalog_document_element.id`	Identifier of the item record in the document, can be obtained using the catalog.document.element.list method

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

cURL (Webhook)

cURL (OAuth)

PHP

BX24.js

PHP CRest

curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"id":148}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/catalog.document.element.delete

curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"id":148,"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/catalog.document.element.delete

try
        {
        	const response = await $b24.callMethod(
        		'catalog.document.element.delete',
        		{ id: 148 }
        	);
        
        	const result = response.getData().result;
        	console.log(result);
        }
        catch (error)
        {
        	console.error(error);
        }

try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'catalog.document.element.delete',
                    [
                        'id' => 148,
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            if ($result->error()) {
                error_log($result->error());
            } else {
                echo 'Success: ' . print_r($result->data(), true);
            }
        
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            error_log($e->getMessage());
            echo 'Error deleting document element: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }

BX24.callMethod(
            'catalog.document.element.delete',
            { id: 148 },
            function(result)
            {
                if (result.error())
                    console.error(result.error());
                else
                    console.log(result.data());
            }
        );

require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'catalog.document.element.delete',
            [
                'id' => 148,
            ]
        );
        
        echo '<PRE>';
        print_r($result);
        echo '</PRE>';

Response Handling

HTTP status: 200

{
            "result": true,
            "time": {
                "start": 1759482302.413852,
                "finish": 1759482302.497163,
                "duration": 0.08331108093261719,
                "processing": 0.01520085334777832,
                "date_start": "2025-11-02T12:25:02+02:00",
                "date_finish": "2025-11-02T12:25:02+02:00",
                "operating": 0
            }
        }

Returned Data

Name `type`	Description
result `boolean`	Root element of the response, contains `true` in case of success
time `time`	Information about the request execution time

Error Handling

HTTP status: 400

{
            "error": "ERROR_DOCUMENT_STATUS",
            "error_description": "Conducted document"
        }

Name `type`	Description
error `string`	String error code. It may consist of digits, Latin letters, and underscores
error_description `error_description`	Textual description of the error. The description is not intended to be shown to the end user in its raw form

Possible Error Codes

Code	Description	Value
`ERROR_DOCUMENT_RIGHTS`	Access denied	Insufficient rights to work with the document or warehouses
`ERROR_DOCUMENT_STATUS`	Document not found / Conducted document	Item not found, document deleted or already processed
`0`	Error of deleting document	Failed to delete the record

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 20x, 40x, 50x

The errors described below may occur when calling any method.

Status	Code Error Message	Description
`500`	`INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR` Internal server error	An internal server error has occurred, please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support
`500`	`ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER` Server returned an unexpected response	An internal server error has occurred, please contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support
`503`	`QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` Too many requests	The request intensity limit has been exceeded
`405`	`ERROR_BATCH_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED` Method is not allowed for batch usage	The current method is not allowed to be called using batch
`400`	`ERROR_BATCH_LENGTH_EXCEEDED` Max batch length exceeded	The maximum length of parameters passed to the batch method has been exceeded
`401`	`NO_AUTH_FOUND` Wrong authorization data	Invalid access token or webhook code
`400`	`INVALID_REQUEST` Https required	The methods must be called using the HTTPS protocol
`503`	`OVERLOAD_LIMIT` REST API is blocked due to overload	The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block, to remove it you need to contact Bitrix24 technical support
`403`	`ACCESS_DENIED` REST API is available only on commercial plans	The REST API is available only on commercial plans
`403`	`INVALID_CREDENTIALS` Invalid request credentials	The user whose access token or webhook was used to call the method lacks permissions
`404`	`ERROR_MANIFEST_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE` Manifest is not available	The manifest is not available
`403`	`insufficient_scope` The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token	The request requires higher privileges than those provided by the webhook token
`401`	`expired_token` The access token provided has expired	The provided access token has expired
`403`	`user_access_error` The user does not have access to the application	The user does not have access to the application. This means that the application is installed, but the account administrator has allowed access to this application only for specific users
`500`	`PORTAL_DELETED` Portal was deleted	The public part of the site is closed. To open the public part of the site on an on-premise installation, disable the option "Temporary closure of the public part of the site". Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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