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Delete a data model external data model

Available since Strategy ONE (January 2026)
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This workflow sample demonstrates how to delete a data model external data model 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 external data model from a data model using the following endpoint: DELETE /api/model/dataModels/{dataModelId}/externalDataModels/{externalDataModelId}.

Sample Request Header:

"accept": "application/json"
"X-MSTR-AuthToken": "o0ak9privdo27nfo798j40m8aa"
"X-MSTR-MS-Changeset": "805C5F3FB78A436FAE37C943471C24AD"

Sample Request Body: Empty

Sample Curl:

curl -X DELETE "https://demo.microstrategy.com/MicroStrategyLibrary/api/model/dataModels/04DCF4F028354FC0AE4B8120CB1983A6/externalDataModels/AE2FC8E446B14162BF2BCAC64981D5A2" -H "accept: application/json" -H "X-MSTR-AuthToken: o0ak9privdo27nfo798j40m8aa" -H "X-MSTR-MS-Changeset: 805C5F3FB78A436FAE37C943471C24AD"

Sample Response Body: Empty

Sample Response Code: 204 (The external data model is deleted successfully in the changeset.)