---
title: "variables/{name}"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/variables/{name}"
tags: ["variables"]
---

# variables/{name}

`DELETE /api/variables/{name}`

Delete a User Variable entirely - unlike POSTing an empty body (the UI's "Clear"), which only resets its value/persist flag and leaves the row behind, this removes the name from the list altogether.

## Response `200`

OK

## Other responses

- `400` — Missing variable name in the path, or name is a read-only

## Changes

- **2026-07-24** `5dc4f0eccb06` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/falconchristmas/apis/fpp-api/changes/api/variables/:name/delete.md)

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