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# DeleteVariant

# Package: items

# Namespace: VariantsService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/restaurants/menus/items/item-variants/delete-variant.md

## Permission Scopes:
Manage Restaurants - all permissions: SCOPE.RESTAURANTS.MEGA-SCOPES

## Introduction

> **Note:** The Item Variants API only works with the Wix Restaurants Menus app. Make sure you have installed this app from the [Wix App Market](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-restaurants-menus-new).

Permanently deletes an item variant.

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: deleteVariant
 Description: > **Note:** The Item Variants API only works with the Wix Restaurants Menus app. Make sure you have installed this app from the [Wix App Market](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-restaurants-menus-new).  Permanently deletes an item variant.
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/restaurants/menus/v1/variants/{variantId}
 Method: DELETE
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  variantId
 Method parameters: 
   param name: variantId | type:   none | required: true
 Return type: DeleteVariantResponse
  EMPTY-OBJECT {}


```

### Examples

### Delete a variant
```curl
curl -X DELETE https://www.wixapis.com/restaurants/item-variants/v1/variants/cbbf4358-292c-4e9e-a820-7e75b4551120 \
-H 'Authorization: <AUTH>'
```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.items.VariantsService.deleteVariant(variantId)
 Description: > **Note:** The Item Variants API only works with the Wix Restaurants Menus app. Make sure you have installed this app from the [Wix App Market](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-restaurants-menus-new).  Permanently deletes an item variant.
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  variantId
 Method parameters: 
   param name: variantId | type: string | description: Item variant GUID. | required: true
 Return type: PROMISE<DeleteVariantResponse>
  EMPTY-OBJECT {}


```

### Examples

### deleteVariant
```javascript
import { itemVariants } from '@wix/restaurants';

async function deleteVariant(variantId) {
  const response = await itemVariants.deleteVariant(variantId);
};
```

### deleteVariant (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { itemVariants } from '@wix/restaurants';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myDeleteVariantMethod(variantId) {
  const elevatedDeleteVariant = auth.elevate(itemVariants.deleteVariant);
  const response = await elevatedDeleteVariant(variantId);
}
```

### deleteVariant (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { itemVariants } from '@wix/restaurants';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { itemVariants },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function deleteVariant(variantId) {
  const response = await myWixClient.itemVariants.deleteVariant(variantId);
};
```

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