Delete Variable

Request

To delete a Variable please make a DELETE request to the following URL:

HTTP Method	URL
DELETE	`https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/variables/<variable_id>/`

To delete a Variable of a Device please make a DELETE request to the following URL:

HTTP Method	URL
DELETE	`https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/devices/<device_key>/variables/<variable_key>`

Parameter	Type	Description
variable_id	String	The id of the Variable

Parameter	Type	Use	Description
token	String	Authentication	Authentication Token can optionally be sent as a query parameter.

Parameter	Required?	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	Authentication Token of account

$ curl -X DELETE 'https://industrial.api.ubidots.com/api/v2.0/variables/<variable_id>/' \
 -H 'X-Auth-Token: oaXBo6ODhIjPsusNRPUGIK4d72bc73' \

{
    "code": 400001,
    "message": "Validation Error.",
    "detail": {
        ....
    }
}

{
    "code": 401001,
    "message": "Authentication credentials were not provided.",
    "detail": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}

If the Variable was deleted successfully, returns status code 204.

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Attention
Deleting a Variable cannot be undone. Please backup any variable data before deleting a Variable.