diff --git a/graphql/codegen/src/__tests__/codegen/__snapshots__/react-query-hooks.test.ts.snap b/graphql/codegen/src/__tests__/codegen/__snapshots__/react-query-hooks.test.ts.snap
index 1fa921534..6d2071bfd 100644
--- a/graphql/codegen/src/__tests__/codegen/__snapshots__/react-query-hooks.test.ts.snap
+++ b/graphql/codegen/src/__tests__/codegen/__snapshots__/react-query-hooks.test.ts.snap
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ export const deleteUserMutationDocument = \`
 mutation DeleteUserMutation($input: DeleteUserInput!) {
   deleteUser(input: $input) {
     clientMutationId
-    deletedId
+    deletedUserNodeId
   }
 }
 \`;
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ export interface DeleteUserMutationVariables {
 export interface DeleteUserMutationResult {
   deleteUser: {
     clientMutationId: string | null;
-    deletedId: string | null;
+    deletedUserNodeId: string | null;
   };
 }
 /**
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ export const deletePostMutationDocument = \`
 mutation DeletePostMutation($input: DeletePostInput!) {
   deletePost(input: $input) {
     clientMutationId
-    deletedId
+    deletedPostNodeId
   }
 }
 \`;
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ export interface DeletePostMutationVariables {
 export interface DeletePostMutationResult {
   deletePost: {
     clientMutationId: string | null;
-    deletedId: string | null;
+    deletedPostNodeId: string | null;
   };
 }
 /**
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ export const deleteUserMutationDocument = \`
 mutation DeleteUserMutation($input: DeleteUserInput!) {
   deleteUser(input: $input) {
     clientMutationId
-    deletedId
+    deletedUserNodeId
   }
 }
 \`;
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ export interface DeleteUserMutationVariables {
 export interface DeleteUserMutationResult {
   deleteUser: {
     clientMutationId: string | null;
-    deletedId: string | null;
+    deletedUserNodeId: string | null;
   };
 }
 /**
diff --git a/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/gql-ast.ts b/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/gql-ast.ts
index ec2c13aac..8dc14c157 100644
--- a/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/gql-ast.ts
+++ b/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/gql-ast.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import type {
   ArgumentNode,
   VariableDefinitionNode,
 } from 'graphql';
-import type { CleanTable, CleanField } from '../../types/schema';
+import type { CleanTable, CleanField, TypeRegistry } from '../../types/schema';
 import {
   getTableNames,
   getAllRowsQueryName,
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import {
   getScalarFields,
   getPrimaryKeyInfo,
   ucFirst,
+  getDeletedNodeIdFieldName,
+  getDeletePayloadTypeName,
 } from './utils';
 
 
@@ -345,16 +347,24 @@ export function buildUpdateMutationAST(config: UpdateMutationConfig): DocumentNo
 
 export interface DeleteMutationConfig {
   table: CleanTable;
+  /** TypeRegistry for looking up actual payload field names from schema */
+  typeRegistry?: TypeRegistry;
 }
 
 /**
  * Build a delete mutation AST for a table
  */
 export function buildDeleteMutationAST(config: DeleteMutationConfig): DocumentNode {
-  const { table } = config;
+  const { table, typeRegistry } = config;
   const { typeName } = getTableNames(table);
   const mutationName = getDeleteMutationName(table);
   const inputTypeName = `Delete${typeName}Input`;
+  const deletePayloadTypeName = getDeletePayloadTypeName(table);
+  const deletedNodeIdFieldName = getDeletedNodeIdFieldName(
+    typeRegistry,
+    deletePayloadTypeName,
+    typeName
+  );
 
   // Variable definitions
   const variableDefinitions: VariableDefinitionNode[] = [
@@ -383,7 +393,7 @@ export function buildDeleteMutationAST(config: DeleteMutationConfig): DocumentNo
               selectionSet: t.selectionSet({
                 selections: [
                   t.field({ name: 'clientMutationId' }),
-                  t.field({ name: 'deletedId' }),
+                  t.field({ name: deletedNodeIdFieldName }),
                 ],
               }),
             }),
diff --git a/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/index.ts b/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/index.ts
index 8778b7406..0cb931a2d 100644
--- a/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/index.ts
+++ b/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/index.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ export function generate(options: GenerateOptions): GenerateResult {
     useCentralizedKeys,
     hasRelationships,
     tableTypeNames,
+    typeRegistry: customOperations?.typeRegistry,
   });
   for (const hook of mutationHooks) {
     files.push({
diff --git a/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/mutations.ts b/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/mutations.ts
index 11596b3fe..d7df7362b 100644
--- a/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/mutations.ts
+++ b/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/mutations.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *   useUpdateCarMutation.ts
  *   useDeleteCarMutation.ts
  */
-import type { CleanTable } from '../../types/schema';
+import type { CleanTable, TypeRegistry } from '../../types/schema';
 import * as t from '@babel/types';
 import { generateCode, addJSDocComment, typedParam, createTypedCallExpression } from './babel-ast';
 import {
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import {
   ucFirst,
   lcFirst,
   getGeneratedFileHeader,
+  getDeletedNodeIdFieldName,
+  getDeletePayloadTypeName,
 } from './utils';
 
 function isAutoGeneratedField(fieldName: string, pkFieldNames: Set<string>): boolean {
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ export interface MutationGeneratorOptions {
   hasRelationships?: boolean;
   /** All table type names for determining which types to import from types.ts vs schema-types.ts */
   tableTypeNames?: Set<string>;
+  /** TypeRegistry for looking up actual payload field names from schema introspection */
+  typeRegistry?: TypeRegistry;
 }
 
 export function generateCreateMutationHook(
@@ -688,6 +692,7 @@ export function generateDeleteMutationHook(
     reactQueryEnabled = true,
     useCentralizedKeys = true,
     hasRelationships = false,
+    typeRegistry,
   } = options;
 
   if (!reactQueryEnabled) {
@@ -708,7 +713,15 @@ export function generateDeleteMutationHook(
   const pkFields = getPrimaryKeyInfo(table);
   const pkField = pkFields[0];
 
-  const mutationAST = buildDeleteMutationAST({ table });
+  // Get the correct deletedNodeId field name from schema or convention
+  const deletePayloadTypeName = getDeletePayloadTypeName(table);
+  const deletedNodeIdFieldName = getDeletedNodeIdFieldName(
+    typeRegistry,
+    deletePayloadTypeName,
+    typeName
+  );
+
+  const mutationAST = buildDeleteMutationAST({ table, typeRegistry });
   const mutationDocument = printGraphQL(mutationAST);
 
   const statements: t.Statement[] = [];
@@ -792,9 +805,10 @@ export function generateDeleteMutationHook(
   );
   statements.push(t.exportNamedDeclaration(variablesInterface));
 
-  const deletedPkProp = t.tsPropertySignature(
-    t.identifier(`deleted${ucFirst(pkField.name)}`),
-    t.tsTypeAnnotation(t.tsUnionType([pkTypeAnnotation, t.tsNullKeyword()]))
+  // Use the schema-inferred field name for the deleted node ID
+  const deletedNodeIdProp = t.tsPropertySignature(
+    t.identifier(deletedNodeIdFieldName),
+    t.tsTypeAnnotation(t.tsUnionType([t.tsStringKeyword(), t.tsNullKeyword()]))
   );
   const clientMutationIdProp = t.tsPropertySignature(
     t.identifier('clientMutationId'),
@@ -804,7 +818,7 @@ export function generateDeleteMutationHook(
   const resultInterfaceBody = t.tsInterfaceBody([
     t.tsPropertySignature(
       t.identifier(mutationName),
-      t.tsTypeAnnotation(t.tsTypeLiteral([clientMutationIdProp, deletedPkProp]))
+      t.tsTypeAnnotation(t.tsTypeLiteral([clientMutationIdProp, deletedNodeIdProp]))
     ),
   ]);
   const resultInterface = t.tsInterfaceDeclaration(
diff --git a/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/utils.ts b/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/utils.ts
index dc46b8703..0af9d7d06 100644
--- a/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/utils.ts
+++ b/graphql/codegen/src/cli/codegen/utils.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type {
   CleanTable,
   CleanField,
   CleanFieldType,
+  TypeRegistry,
 } from '../../types/schema';
 import { scalarToTsType, scalarToFilterType } from './scalars';
 import { pluralize } from 'inflekt';
@@ -412,6 +413,51 @@ export function getQueryKeyPrefix(table: CleanTable): string {
   return lcFirst(table.name);
 }
 
+// ============================================================================
+// Delete mutation helpers
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Get the deleted node ID field name from a delete mutation payload.
+ *
+ * PostGraphile generates delete payloads with a field following the pattern
+ * `deleted{EntityName}NodeId`. This function looks up the actual field name
+ * from the TypeRegistry if available, or falls back to the convention.
+ *
+ * @param typeRegistry - The type registry from schema introspection
+ * @param deletePayloadTypeName - The payload type name (e.g., "DeleteUserPayload")
+ * @param entityTypeName - The entity type name (e.g., "User") for fallback
+ * @returns The field name (e.g., "deletedUserNodeId")
+ */
+export function getDeletedNodeIdFieldName(
+  typeRegistry: TypeRegistry | undefined,
+  deletePayloadTypeName: string,
+  entityTypeName: string
+): string {
+  if (typeRegistry) {
+    const payloadType = typeRegistry.get(deletePayloadTypeName);
+    if (payloadType?.fields) {
+      // Find the field that matches the pattern deleted*NodeId
+      const deletedNodeIdField = payloadType.fields.find(
+        (f) => f.name.startsWith('deleted') && f.name.endsWith('NodeId')
+      );
+      if (deletedNodeIdField) {
+        return deletedNodeIdField.name;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // Fallback to PostGraphile naming convention
+  return `deleted${entityTypeName}NodeId`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the delete payload type name for a table.
+ * Uses inflection if available, otherwise falls back to convention.
+ */
+export function getDeletePayloadTypeName(table: CleanTable): string {
+  return table.inflection?.deletePayloadType || `Delete${table.name}Payload`;
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Code generation helpers
 // ============================================================================