# DELETE /admin/api/unstable/metafields/{metafield_id}.json

**Resource:** [metafield](../resources/metafield.md)
**Deletes a metafield by its ID.**
**Operation ID:** `deprecated_unstable_delete_metafields_param_metafield_id`

https://shopify.dev/docs/admin-api/rest/reference/metafield#destroy-unstable

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `metafield_id` | path | string | Yes | metafield_id |

## Responses

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 200 |  |

