Remove metadata from an item

Removing an instance of a metadata template assigned to a file or folder can be done using the item's id, and the template's templateKey and scope.

Remove metadata from an file

Deleting an instance of a metadata template from a file be achieved by calling the DELETE /files/:file_id/metadata/:templateKey/schema API.

curl -X DELETE https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345/metadata/enterprise_27335/blueprintTemplate \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>'

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 an folder

Deleting an instance of a metadata template from a folder be achieved by calling the DELETE /folders/:folder_id/metadata/:templateKey/schema API.

curl -X DELETE https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/4353455/metadata/enterprise_27335/blueprintTemplate \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>'

This API returns a 204 No Content API response with no response body when the instance has been successfully removed from the folder.