# Delete

Launch stage: Public Preview

`DELETE /api/2.0/lineage-tracking/external-metadata/{name}`

Deletes the external metadata object that matches the supplied name.
 The caller must be a metastore admin, the owner of the external metadata object, or a user that has the **MANAGE** privilege.

API scopes: unity-catalog

## Path parameters

- `name` (string, optional)

## Response

```json
{}
```