Delete a data model attribute

Available since Strategy ONE (October 2025)

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This workflow sample demonstrates how to delete a data model attribute through the Modeling service.

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Get the authorization token needed to execute the request with POST /api/auth/login.

Get the project ID from GET /api/projects.

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Changesets are used in this workflow. For information on how to create and use changesets, see Changesets.

You can delete an attribute from a data model using the following endpoint: DELETE /api/model/dataModels/{dataModelId}/attributes/{attributeId}.

Sample Request Header:

"accept": "application/json"
"X-MSTR-AuthToken": "o0ak9privdo27nfo798j40m8aa"
"X-MSTR-MS-Changeset": "F768352DC66E40F2BCD9A3F050ECDE9B"

Sample Request Body: Empty

Sample Curl:

curl -X DELETE "https://demo.microstrategy.com/MicroStrategyLibrary/api/model/dataModels/04DCF4F028354FC0AE4B8120CB1983A6/attributes/5D6C76C3A3F548A0B9ADE5F9D2AA65C6" -H "accept: application/json" -H "X-MSTR-AuthToken: o0ak9privdo27nfo798j40m8aa" -H "X-MSTR-MS-Changeset: F768352DC66E40F2BCD9A3F050ECDE9B"

Sample Response Body: Empty

Sample Response Code: 204 (The attribute has been deleted successfully from the data model.)