JS: Remove object from nested array and return parent array

var arr = [{"id":10,"name":"Parent Brand 1","parent":null,"author":1,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2017-02-02 09:55:51","updated_at":"2017-02-02 09:55:51","subBrands":[{"id":31,"name":"Sub Brand 6","parent":10,"author":1,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2017-02-02 11:24:49","updated_at":"2017-02-02 11:42:02"},{"id":32,"name":"Sub Brand 7","parent":10,"author":1,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2017-02-02 11:24:57","updated_at":"2017-02-02 11:42:18"},{"id":33,"name":"Sub Brand 8","parent":10,"author":1,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2017-02-02 11:25:04","updated_at":"2017-02-02 11:42:34"},{"id":34,"name":"Sub Brand 9","parent":10,"author":1,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2017-02-02 11:25:39","updated_at":"2017-02-02 11:42:43"},{"id":35,"name":"Sub Brand 10","parent":10,"author":1,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2017-02-02 11:25:46","updated_at":"2017-02-02 11:42:52"},{"id":36,"name":"Sub Brand 4","parent":10,"author":1,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2017-02-02 11:43:53","updated_at":"2017-02-02 11:43:53"}]},{"id":12,"name":"Parent Brand 2","parent":null,"author":1,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2017-02-02 09:56:16","updated_at":"2017-02-02 09:56:16","subBrands":[]},{"id":16,"name":"Brand no children","parent":null,"author":1,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2017-02-02 10:37:40","updated_at":"2017-02-02 10:37:40","subBrands":[]},{"id":37,"name":"Whoops brand","parent":null,"author":1,"deleted_at":null,"created_at":"2017-02-02 11:44:10","updated_at":"2017-02-02 11:44:10","subBrands":[]}];


var id = prompt("Id of subbrands to remove: ");

arr.forEach(function(o) {
  o.subBrands = o.subBrands.filter(s => s.id != id);
});

console.log(arr);


You could iterate the parent part, and the children and if found splice the object.

var data = [{ id: 10, name: "Parent Brand 1", parent: null, author: 1, deleted_at: null, created_at: "2017-02-02 09:55:51", updated_at: "2017-02-02 09:55:51", subBrands: [{ id: 31, name: "Sub Brand 6", parent: 10, author: 1, deleted_at: null, created_at: "2017-02-02 11:24:49", updated_at: "2017-02-02 11:42:02" }, { id: 32, name: "Sub Brand 7", parent: 10, author: 1, deleted_at: null, created_at: "2017-02-02 11:24:57", updated_at: "2017-02-02 11:42:18" }, { id: 33, name: "Sub Brand 8", parent: 10, author: 1, deleted_at: null, created_at: "2017-02-02 11:25:04", updated_at: "2017-02-02 11:42:34" }, { id: 34, name: "Sub Brand 9", parent: 10, author: 1, deleted_at: null, created_at: "2017-02-02 11:25:39", updated_at: "2017-02-02 11:42:43" }, { id: 35, name: "Sub Brand 10", parent: 10, author: 1, deleted_at: null, created_at: "2017-02-02 11:25:46", updated_at: "2017-02-02 11:42:52" }, { id: 36, name: "Sub Brand 4", parent: 10, author: 1, deleted_at: null, created_at: "2017-02-02 11:43:53", updated_at: "2017-02-02 11:43:53" }] }, { id: 12, name: "Parent Brand 2", parent: null, author: 1, deleted_at: null, created_at: "2017-02-02 09:56:16", updated_at: "2017-02-02 09:56:16", subBrands: [] }, { id: 16, name: "Brand no children", parent: null, author: 1, deleted_at: null, created_at: "2017-02-02 10:37:40", updated_at: "2017-02-02 10:37:40", subBrands: [] }, { id: 37, name: "Whoops brand", parent: null, author: 1, deleted_at: null, created_at: "2017-02-02 11:44:10", updated_at: "2017-02-02 11:44:10", subBrands: [] }];

data.some(function (a) {
    return a.subBrands.some(function (b, i, bb) {
        if (b.id === 31) {
            bb.splice(i, 1);
            return true;
        }
    });
});

console.log(data);
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