---
title: "Remove an environment variable"
method: DELETE
path: "/context/{context_id}/environment-variable/{env_var_name}"
tags: ["Context"]
---

# Remove an environment variable

`DELETE /context/{context_id}/environment-variable/{env_var_name}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://circleci.com/api/v2`
- URL: `https://circleci.com/api/v2/context/{context_id}/environment-variable/{env_var_name}`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `Circle-Token`
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP basic
  - API key in query parameter `circle-token`

Delete an environment variable from a context.

## Path parameters

- `context_id` string, uuid, required
- `env_var_name` string, required

## Response `200`

A confirmation message

- DeleteEnvVar: message response
  - `message` string, required: A human-readable message

## Other responses

- `401`: Credentials provided are invalid.
- `404`: Entity not found.
- `429`: API rate limits exceeded.
- `500`: Internal server error.

---

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