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Delete a global variable

DELETEhttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/synthetics/variables/{variable_id}https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v1/synthetics/variables/{variable_id}https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/synthetics/variables/{variable_id}https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/variables/{variable_id}https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/synthetics/variables/{variable_id}https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v1/synthetics/variables/{variable_id}https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/synthetics/variables/{variable_id}https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/synthetics/variables/{variable_id}https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/synthetics/variables/{variable_id}

Overview

Delete a Synthetic global variable.

This endpoint requires the synthetics_global_variable_write permission.

OAuth apps require the synthetics_global_variable_write authorization scope to access this endpoint.

Arguments

Path Parameters

Name
Type
Description
variable_id [required]
string

The ID of the global variable.

Response

OK

Code Example

# Path parameters
export variable_id="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v1/synthetics/variables/${variable_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export variable_id="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us3.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v1/synthetics/variables/${variable_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export variable_id="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us5.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v1/synthetics/variables/${variable_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export variable_id="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.eu"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v1/synthetics/variables/${variable_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export variable_id="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v1/synthetics/variables/${variable_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export variable_id="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap2.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v1/synthetics/variables/${variable_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export variable_id="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="uk1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v1/synthetics/variables/${variable_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export variable_id="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ddog-gov.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v1/synthetics/variables/${variable_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Path parameters
export variable_id="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us2.ddog-gov.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v1/synthetics/variables/${variable_id}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"