# Is there a way to unlink a record via Workflows?

**URL:** <https://community.noloco.io/t/is-there-a-way-to-unlink-a-record-via-workflows/1709>\
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**Created:** [February 18, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.noloco.io/t/is-there-a-way-to-unlink-a-record-via-workflows/1709 "2025-02-18T22:09:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![\_4N](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.noloco.io/_4n/32/1472_2.png) [@\_4N](https://community.noloco.io/u/_4N)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.noloco.io/t/is-there-a-way-to-unlink-a-record-via-workflows/1709/1 "2025-02-18T22:09:41Z")

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Like the title says, is there a way to empty a linked field via Workflows?

If I use “update record” and then leave the according linked field empty, the existing linked record stays in it.  
If i insert “empty value” the existing linked records still stays in it.

Is there possibly a trick how to archive this?

I’m trying to temporarly link a record, use some info from it and then unlink it again.

edit: oh okay I just realised that i can archive this by just inserting the linked records again and its gone. Very nice.

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**Author:** ![darragh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.noloco.io/darragh/32/12_2.png) [@darragh](https://community.noloco.io/u/darragh)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.noloco.io/t/is-there-a-way-to-unlink-a-record-via-workflows/1709/2 "2025-02-19T13:34:18Z")

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Hey @_4N - you should be able to do this with the `empty value` are you sure this didn’t work for you?

If it’s a multi field, “toggling” the link by re-updating would also work though