ENTITY_IS_DELETED: entity is deleted" salesforce error

TL;DR

The record was deleted (or is in the recycle bin), so the update fails. Query with ALL ROWS to confirm, undelete it if needed, or point the operation at the surviving record.

Error

ENTITY_IS_DELETED: entity is deleted

Steps

1. Re-run the query with ALL ROWS to see the deleted record Expected: you confirm it is deleted, not missing.
2. Undelete it from the recycle bin if the delete was a mistake Expected: the record is back.
3. Or update your code to skip deleted records Expected: the operation targets live records.
4. Re-run the original operation Expected: it succeeds.

When to use

• ENTITYISDELETED on update or delete
• The record was deleted

When not to use

• The record never existed (then check the ID)
• You want it deleted (then the error is harmless)

Tool compatibility

• Salesforce recycle bin and ALL ROWS
• Data loader and API upserts

Variant phrasings

entity is deleted salesforce

The record is in the recycle bin. Undelete it or skip deleted rows.

ENTITYISDELETED

Same: query ALL ROWS to confirm, then undelete or retarget.

Why it happens

Agents cache record IDs from earlier in the run. Another process (or an earlier step) deletes the record, and the cached ID goes stale.

Edge cases

• Records purged from the recycle bin cannot be undeleted
• Hard-deleted records need re-creation, not undelete

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_lX0BafwKLOaJ4c3FBB92SQ

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_lX0BafwKLOaJ4c3FBB92SQ

Thread query: "ENTITYISDELETED: entity is deleted" salesforce error

TL;DR: The record was deleted (or is in the recycle bin), so the update fails. Query with ALL ROWS to confirm, undelete it if needed, or point the operation at the surviving record.