Delete an object in the API

Last update: 2023-11-16
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  • Catalog
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You can delete a Catalog object by providing its ID in the path of a DELETE request.

WARNING

Take extra care when deleting objects, as this cannot be undone and may produce breaking changes elsewhere in Experience Platform.

API format

DELETE /{OBJECT_TYPE}/{OBJECT_ID}
IMPORTANT

The DELETE /batches/{ID} endpoint has been deprecated. In order to delete a batch, you should be using the Batch Ingestion API.

Parameter Description
{OBJECT_TYPE} The type of Catalog object to be deleted. Valid objects are:
  • dataSets
  • dataSetFiles
{OBJECT_ID} The identifier of the specific object you want to update.

Request

The following request deletes a dataset whose ID is specified in the request path.

curl -X DELETE \
  'https://platform.adobe.io/data/foundation/catalog/dataSets/5ba9452f7de80400007fc52a' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {ACCESS_TOKEN}' \
  -H 'x-api-key: {API_KEY}' \
  -H 'x-gw-ims-org-id: {ORG_ID}' \
  -H 'x-sandbox-name: {SANDBOX_NAME}'

Response

A successful response returns HTTP status 200 (OK) and an array containing the ID of the deleted dataset. This ID should match the one sent in the DELETE request. Performing a GET request on the deleted object returns HTTP status 404 (Not Found), confirming that the dataset has been deleted successfully.

[
    "@/dataSets/5ba9452f7de80400007fc52a"
]
NOTE

If no Catalog objects match the ID provided in your request, you may still receive an HTTP Status Code 200, but the response array will be empty.

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