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# Remove metadata from an item
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To remove an instance of a metadata template assigned to a file or
folder, use the item's `id`, and the template's `templateKey`
and `scope`.
Metadata scopes can be either `global` for templates available to
all enterprises, `enterprise` for templates available to the current
enterprise, or the `enterprise_:id` for templates belonging to an enterprise
whose ID is the `:id` value in the scope name.
## Remove metadata from a file
To delete an instance of a metadata template from a file, call
the `DELETE /files/:file_id/metadata/:templateKey/schema` API endpoint.
```sh cURL theme={null}
curl -i -X DELETE "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345/metadata/enterprise_27335/blueprintTemplate" \
-H "authorization: Bearer "
```
```typescript Node/TypeScript v10 theme={null}
await client.fileMetadata.deleteFileMetadataById(
file.id,
'enterprise' as DeleteFileMetadataByIdScope,
templateKey,
);
```
```python Python v10 theme={null}
client.file_metadata.delete_file_metadata_by_id(
file.id, DeleteFileMetadataByIdScope.ENTERPRISE, template_key
)
```
```csharp .NET v10 theme={null}
await client.FileMetadata.DeleteFileMetadataByIdAsync(fileId: file.Id, scope: DeleteFileMetadataByIdScope.Enterprise, templateKey: templateKey);
```
```swift Swift v10 theme={null}
try await client.fileMetadata.deleteFileMetadataById(fileId: file.id, scope: DeleteFileMetadataByIdScope.global, templateKey: "properties")
```
```java Java v10 theme={null}
client.getFileMetadata().deleteFileMetadataById(file.getId(), DeleteFileMetadataByIdScope.ENTERPRISE, templateKey)
```
```java Java v5 theme={null}
BoxFile file = new BoxFile(api, "id");
file.deleteMetadata("myMetadataTemplate");
```
```py Python v4 theme={null}
client.file(file_id='11111').metadata(scope='enterprise', template='myMetadata').delete()
```
```csharp .NET v6 theme={null}
await client.MetadataManager.DeleteFileMetadataAsync("11111", "enterprise", "marketingCollateral");
```
```js Node v4 theme={null}
client.files.deleteMetadata('67890', client.metadata.scopes.GLOBAL, client.metadata.templates.PROPERTIES)
.then(() => {
// removal succeeded — no value returned
});;
```
This API returns a `204 No Content` API response with no response body when
the instance has been successfully removed from the file.
## Remove metadata from a folder
To delete an instance of a metadata template, call
the `DELETE /folders/:folder_id/metadata/:templateKey/schema`
API endpoint.
```sh cURL theme={null}
curl -i -X DELETE "https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/4353455/metadata/enterprise_27335/blueprintTemplate" \
-H "authorization: Bearer "
```
```typescript Node/TypeScript v10 theme={null}
await client.folderMetadata.deleteFolderMetadataById(
folder.id,
'enterprise' as DeleteFolderMetadataByIdScope,
templateKey,
);
```
```python Python v10 theme={null}
client.folder_metadata.delete_folder_metadata_by_id(
folder.id, DeleteFolderMetadataByIdScope.ENTERPRISE, template_key
)
```
```csharp .NET v10 theme={null}
await client.FolderMetadata.DeleteFolderMetadataByIdAsync(folderId: folder.Id, scope: DeleteFolderMetadataByIdScope.Enterprise, templateKey: templateKey);
```
```swift Swift v10 theme={null}
try await client.folderMetadata.deleteFolderMetadataById(folderId: folder.id, scope: DeleteFolderMetadataByIdScope.global, templateKey: "properties")
```
```java Java v10 theme={null}
client.getFolderMetadata().deleteFolderMetadataById(folder.getId(), DeleteFolderMetadataByIdScope.ENTERPRISE, templateKey)
```
```java Java v5 theme={null}
BoxFolder folder = new BoxFolder(api, "id");
folder.deleteMetadata("myMetadataTemplate");
```
```py Python v4 theme={null}
client.folder(folder_id='11111').metadata(scope='enterprise', template='myMetadata').delete()
```
```csharp .NET v6 theme={null}
await client.MetadataManager.DeleteFolderMetadataAsync("11111", "enterprise", "marketingCollateral");
```
```js Node v4 theme={null}
client.folders.deleteMetadata('67890', client.metadata.scopes.GLOBAL, client.metadata.templates.PROPERTIES)
.then(() => {
// removal succeeded — no value returned
});
```
This API returns a `204 No Content` API response with no response body when
the instance has been successfully removed from the folder.