---
title: "POST /api/metric/{id}/dimension/set-default"
method: POST
path: "/api/metric/{id}/dimension/set-default"
tags: ["/api/metric"]
---

# POST /api/metric/{id}/dimension/set-default

`POST /api/metric/{id}/dimension/set-default`

## Request

- Base URL: `` (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
- URL: `/api/metric/{id}/dimension/set-default`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

Mark exactly one dimension as the metric's default, clearing any previous default. A null
  `dimension_id` clears the default without setting a new one, so the metric renders as a scalar.
  Returns the updated list of added dimensions.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Request body

- object
  - `dimension_id` string, nullable, required: value must be a non-blank string.

## Response `2XX`

Successful response

- object[]

## Other responses

- `4XX`: Client error response
- `5XX`: Server error response

## Changes

- **2026-11-04** `2e178f5a7934`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/metabase/apis/metabase-api/changes/api/metric/:id/dimension/set-default/post.md)

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