Restore Deleted Records

Deleted something by mistake? You can restore deleted records, lists, and fields from the Activities page, and deleted apps from the workspace Audit log. There's no separate trash or recycle bin: every deletion is logged as a Delete row, and that row is where you restore it.

Note: Deleted items can be restored for a limited time only. You have 30 days to restore a deleted item. You also need the right level of access: App Owner or above for lists and fields, and Workspace Owner or Super Admin for apps. If you don't have it, ask your workspace admin.

Restore a Deleted Record

1. Open Activities

In the app where the record was deleted, select Activities in the app's sidebar.

2. Find the deleted record

Use Filter to narrow the table by list, Action Type: Delete, and optionally the user who deleted it.

3. Open and restore it

Point to the Delete row and select Open. The deleted record opens in a side panel. Select Restore to bring it back, or Cancel to close the panel without restoring.

Restore a Deleted List or Field

Follow the same steps for lists and fields:

1. Open Activities in the app's sidebar.
2. Use Filter to narrow by Area (List or Field) and Action Type: Delete.
3. Open the deleted row. A side panel opens with the item's name and a DIFF of what was deleted. The DIFF is shown as raw technical details (JSON), including internal IDs.
4. Select Restore, or Cancel to close the panel without restoring.

Workiom confirms with the message Item restored successfully. A restored field returns at the end of its list.

Note: Restoring brings back the field or list itself. It does not bring back saved view settings that used the field, such as a view filter. After you restore a field, check your views and add the filter again if you need it.

Restore a Deleted App

Apps are restored from Workspace Settings, and only a Workspace Owner or Super Admin can restore them.

1. Open Workspace Settings and select Audit log.
2. Use Select Application to find the app, and filter by Action Type: Delete.
3. Point to the app's Delete row, select Open, then select Restore.

Restoring an app brings back all its lists, forms, reports, automations, records, and activity history.

What Happens to Automations

• If you delete a list that an automation uses in an action, or a field used in a required (starred) action setting, the automation can be deactivated, and you may see a message that it has a missing configuration. The automation builder may also point to the affected action.
• If you restore the list or field and haven't changed that action in the meantime, the action reconnects and the automation is reactivated.
• If you've already connected the action to something else, your change stays. Restoring doesn't override it.
• When a deleted field was used in an optional action setting, the automation keeps running and that setting is left empty.

Before You Delete a Field

When you delete a field, Workiom asks Would you like to delete the field? and warns that deleting the field deletes all its contents from the list. Select Cancel to keep it, or Yes to delete it.

This warning doesn't list where the field is used — for example, in view filters or automations. Check those first, so you know what to set up again if you restore the field later.

Use Cases

• Business use case: A teammate deletes a Customer Status field by mistake. In Activities, you use Filter to narrow by Area: Field and Action Type: Delete, open the row, select Restore, and all the field's previous values return.
• Simple use case: You delete a record from a personal task list by accident. You open Activities, filter by Delete, open the record, and select Restore.

💡 Tip: Restore as soon as you notice — deleted items can only be restored for a limited time.

Need help? Reach out to our support team or check out the full guide to Activities.