---
title: "Delete instance variable"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v4/admin/ci/variables/{key}"
tags: ["ci_variables"]
---

# Delete instance variable

`DELETE /api/v4/admin/ci/variables/{key}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://gitlab.com`
- URL: `https://gitlab.com/api/v4/admin/ci/variables/{key}`
- Auth: none declared

Deletes a specified instance variable.

## Path parameters

- `key` string, required

## Response `204`

Instance Variable Not Found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/revisions/b234947ef3f2?raw)