---
id: catalog-instance-single-delete
title: "Delete catalog instance (single key)"
description: "Deletes catalog data for a single metadata key on the specified entity. The key must reference an existing catalog specification."
sidebar_label: "Delete catalog instance (single key)"
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<MethodEndpoint
  method={"delete"}
  path={"/metadata/{entity}/{id}/{metadata}"}
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>
  
</MethodEndpoint>



Deletes catalog data for a single metadata key on the specified entity. The key must reference an existing catalog specification.


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