---
title: "Delete a space variable"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/spaces/{spaceId}/variables/{name}"
tags: ["Variables"]
---

# Delete a space variable

`DELETE /v1/spaces/{spaceId}/variables/{name}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.spacefast.com`
- URL: `https://api.spacefast.com/v1/spaces/{spaceId}/variables/{name}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2 (authorization code, authorization URL `https://api.spacefast.com/v1/auth/oauth2/authorize`, token URL `https://api.spacefast.com/v1/auth/oauth2/token`; client credentials, token URL `https://api.spacefast.com/v1/auth/oauth2/token`, scopes: `spaces:write`)

Deletes a space variable by name. If a live or pending version exists, this queues a runtime sync operation. That operation can publish a settings version and update the live site. Otherwise, the deletion applies when a version next finalizes. Check the returned operation before reporting that the deletion applies to the live site.

## Path parameters

- `spaceId` string, required
- `name` string, required

## Response `200`

Response for status 200

- object
  - `$schema` string, uri: Canonical JSON Schema URL for this response body. The server also sends it in the `Link: rel="describedby"` response header.
  - `data` unknown, required
  - `operation` object, nullable, required: The debounced re-finalize cascade this delete coalesced into; null when no cascade was required.
    - `id` string, required
    - `kind` string, required
    - `status` 'queued' | 'running' | 'succeeded' | 'failed' | 'canceled', required
    - `resources` object[], required
      - `type` string, required
      - `id` string, required
    - `progress` object
      - `total` integer, required
      - `completed` integer, required
      - `failed` integer, required
    - `diagnostics` object[]
      - `code` string, required: Stable snake_case diagnostic code naming the public contract that produced it.
      - `severity` 'info' | 'warning' | 'error', required: How actionable the diagnostic is.
      - `message` string, required: Human-readable explanation with enough detail to act on.
      - `path` string, nullable: Artifact path the diagnostic points at, for example "_headers:12", when one exists.
      - `provider` 'infra' | 'dns' | 'registrar' | 'runtime', nullable: Upstream system the diagnostic originated from, when not Spacefast itself.
      - `details` object, nullable: Machine-readable context for the diagnostic code.
      - `fix` string, nullable: Concrete, agent-actionable remediation hint, when one can be derived.
      - `retryable` boolean, nullable: Whether retrying the same operation can resolve this diagnostic without the caller changing anything.
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `finishedAt` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `default`: Problem details (RFC 9457). Any 4xx/5xx response is one `application/problem+json` document.

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