Delete Attachment action

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • Removes one or all attachments associated with a record and deletes the attachment record from the Attachments [sys_attachment] table.

    Roles and availability

    Available as a Workflow Studio ServiceNow core action. Users with the flow_designer or admin role can add an action to a flow and define configuration details.

    Fields

    Field Description
    Source Record Drag a Record data pill from the data panel to delete one or all attachment records from.
    Table Automatically populates with the Source Record table.
    Attachment File Name

    Enter the name of the attachment file to delete a single attachment associated with the selected record.

    Note:
    If a record has multiple attachments with same name, all matching attachments are deleted.
    Delete All Attachments? Select to delete all attachments associated with the selected record.