Fields & TablesField Setup
Delete Fields
Remove fields from your parser
Delete Fields
You can remove a field or table from your parser when it’s no longer needed.
How to delete a field or table
- Go to Settings → Fields & Tables (or Fields & Tables in the parser sidebar).
- Find the field or table you want to remove.
- Click the trash icon on that field or table.
- In the Delete field? or Delete table? dialog, confirm by clicking Delete (or Cancel to keep it).
- Click Save Fields.
What happens when you delete a field
- The field is removed from your parser’s schema. New documents will no longer extract that field.
- Existing extracted data for that field is not deleted from already processed documents. It stays in the database, but it may no longer show in the default data table view or in exports unless you explicitly include it.
- If you re-process an existing document after deleting a field, that document’s data will follow the new schema (the deleted field will no longer be extracted).
When to delete a field
- You no longer need that information (e.g. you stopped tracking “PO Number”).
- You duplicated a field by mistake and want to remove the duplicate.
- You’re simplifying your parser and removing rarely used fields.
Before you delete
- Check exports and integrations: If you export to Google Sheets, Xero, or Zapier, ensure that flow doesn’t depend on this field. Removing it could affect those exports.
- Check Post Processing: If you use Post Processing (e.g. custom code or lookups) that references this field, update that logic first.
- Consider disabling instead: If you might need the field again later, you could disable AI extraction instead of deleting. The field stays in the schema but won’t be extracted; you can turn it back on later.
Next steps
- Add/Edit Fields – Add or edit fields.
- Disable AI Extraction – Turn off extraction without deleting a field.
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