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metalcloud-cli variable delete

Delete a variable

Delete an existing variable by its ID.

This command permanently removes a variable from your account. The variable will no longer be available for use in configurations, templates, or scripts.

Required Arguments: variable_id Numeric ID of the variable to delete

Required Permissions: VARIABLES_AND_SECRETS_WRITE

Examples:

metalcloud-cli variable delete 123

metalcloud-cli var rm 456

metalcloud-cli variable delete variable_id [flags]
-h, --help help for delete
-k, --api_key string MetalCloud API key
-c, --config string Config file path
-d, --debug Set to enable debug logging
-e, --endpoint string MetalCloud API endpoint
-f, --format string Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
-i, --insecure_skip_verify Set to allow insecure transport
-l, --log_file string Log file path
-v, --verbosity string Log level verbosity (default "INFO")

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