diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.js
index 7efcc11c75..58140faa7e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async function handleRequest(
   row = inputProcessing(row, table)
   if (
     operation === DataSourceOperation.DELETE &&
-    Object.keys(filters).length === 0
+    (filters == null || Object.keys(filters).length === 0)
   ) {
     throw "Deletion must be filtered"
   }
@@ -112,12 +112,10 @@ async function handleRequest(
   // we searched for rows in someway
   if (operation === DataSourceOperation.READ && Array.isArray(response)) {
     return outputProcessing(response, table)
+  } else {
+    row = outputProcessing(response, table)[0]
+    return { row, table }
   }
-  // append tableId back onto row if it exists
-  if (row) {
-    row.tableId = table._id
-  }
-  return { row, table }
 }
 
 exports.patch = async ctx => {
@@ -167,9 +165,11 @@ exports.find = async ctx => {
 exports.destroy = async ctx => {
   const appId = ctx.appId
   const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
-  return handleRequest(appId, DataSourceOperation.DELETE, tableId, {
-    id: breakRowIdField(ctx.request.body._id),
+  const id = ctx.request.body._id
+  const { row } = await handleRequest(appId, DataSourceOperation.DELETE, tableId, {
+    id,
   })
+  return { response: { ok: true }, row }
 }
 
 exports.bulkDestroy = async ctx => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/deleteRow.js b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/deleteRow.js
index 9dde91fa30..94243fa03a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/deleteRow.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/deleteRow.js
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ module.exports.run = async function ({ inputs, appId, apiKey, emitter }) {
     },
     request: {
       body: {
-        rowId: inputs.id,
-        revId: inputs.revision,
+        _id: inputs.id,
+        _rev: inputs.revision,
       },
     },
     appId,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.js b/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.js
index a99239cdd1..83a8e04aee 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function addFilters(query, filters) {
 function buildCreate(knex, json) {
   const { endpoint, body } = json
   let query = knex(endpoint.entityId)
-  return query.insert(body)
+  return query.insert(body).returning("*")
 }
 
 function buildRead(knex, json, limit) {
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ function buildUpdate(knex, json) {
   const { endpoint, body, filters } = json
   let query = knex(endpoint.entityId)
   query = addFilters(query, filters)
-  return query.update(body)
+  return query.update(body).returning("*")
 }
 
 function buildDelete(knex, json) {
   const { endpoint, filters } = json
   let query = knex(endpoint.entityId)
   query = addFilters(query, filters)
-  return query.delete()
+  return query.delete().returning("*")
 }
 
 class SqlQueryBuilder {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.js b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.js
index 80df7fe5ab..2b6badd92d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     }))
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: [45, "Michael"],
-      sql: `insert into "${TABLE_NAME}" ("age", "name") values ($1, $2)`
+      sql: `insert into "${TABLE_NAME}" ("age", "name") values ($1, $2) returning *`
     })
   })
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     }))
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: ["John", 1001],
-      sql: `update "${TABLE_NAME}" set "name" = $1 where "id" = $2`
+      sql: `update "${TABLE_NAME}" set "name" = $1 where "id" = $2 returning *`
     })
   })
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     }))
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: [1001],
-      sql: `delete from "${TABLE_NAME}" where "id" = $1`
+      sql: `delete from "${TABLE_NAME}" where "id" = $1 returning *`
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.js b/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.js
index 699995e63f..eefdbbadcb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.js
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 const { DocumentTypes, SEPARATOR } = require("../db/utils")
 
+const DOUBLE_SEPARATOR = `${SEPARATOR}${SEPARATOR}`
+
 exports.isExternalTable = tableId => {
   return tableId.includes(DocumentTypes.DATASOURCE)
 }
 
 exports.buildExternalTableId = (datasourceId, tableName) => {
-  return `${datasourceId}${SEPARATOR}${tableName}`
+  return `${datasourceId}${DOUBLE_SEPARATOR}${tableName}`
 }
 
 exports.breakExternalTableId = tableId => {
-  const parts = tableId.split(SEPARATOR)
+  const parts = tableId.split(DOUBLE_SEPARATOR)
   let tableName = parts.pop()
-  let datasourceId = parts.join(SEPARATOR)
+  // if they need joined
+  let datasourceId = parts.join(DOUBLE_SEPARATOR)
   return { datasourceId, tableName }
 }