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I'm trying to get this working so that I can deal with the install of my extension. I'm really just needing the best approach to manage an activity_type for an extension install/uninstall/etc. Currently I'm trying to do it via API.

I need to actually understand how to enable/disable/delete an activity_type use the API or BAO/DAO. I have create working, but the other stuff doesn't seem to work properly using the API, or the API is totally messed up right now when it comes to activity types, OR I have no clue what I am doing  .

The old ActivityType API is deprecated and we are now supposed to use OptionValue to create the activity type.

I do this to create my activity_type for a contact:
$result = civicrm_api3('OptionValue', 'create', array(
  'sequential' => 1,
  'name' => "Small Group Attendance1",
  'option_group_id' => 2,
));
It seems logical that deleting the activity would use the OptionValue delete API as here:
$result = civicrm_api3('OptionValue', 'delete', array(
  'sequential' => 1,
  'option_group_id' => 2,  // I tried with/without this
  'id' => 70, // activity_type_id
));
The first run of this command DOES something. It is successful. However, the activity_type is still there in the UI. If I run the command again I get the following error:
"error_message":"Could not interpret return values from function.",
"is_error":1
I also tried Activity Delete, and that initially runs successfully, but the activity is still there. A second run of it returns an error.

Can anyone explain what is actually going on here?

Would it make more sense to use the new managed hook for an activity_type?

I REALLY appreciate any help/direction for this.

Can you check if it's still there in the db? Wondering if it's a cache issue

Clear caches see if it helps

Note that deleting an activity type (aka option group) does not delete associated activities automatically.

Coleman, can you double check this? I'm deleting my activity type via option group and it is deleting the activities from the following tables: civicrm_activity_contact and civicrm_activity

I'm using the following API to delete the OptionValue:
$result = civicrm_api3('OptionValue', 'delete', array(
            'sequential' => 1,
            'id' => $option_value_id, // option value ID
        ));
Is there another table with activity data that I am missing?