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# Delete Product Variant

> Stage the removal of a product variant as a change request.

Stages a `VARIANT_REMOVE` operation as a pending change request instead of deleting the variant directly.

<Note>
  The endpoint responds with `202 Accepted` and a `product_change` record; the variant remains until the change is confirmed.
</Note>

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The product's ID.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="variant_id" type="string" required>
  The variant's ID.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="product_change" type="object">
  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="id" type="string">The change request's ID.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="product_id" type="string">ID of the product the change targets.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="status" type="string">One of `pending`, `confirmed`, `declined`, `canceled`.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="actions" type="object[]">Staged operations, each with `id`, `action` (`VARIANT_REMOVE`), `details`, `ordering`, and `applied`.</ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE 'http://localhost:9000/vendor/products/prod_01HXYZ/variants/variant_01HXYZ' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
    -H 'x-seller-id: <seller_id>'
  ```

  ```ts JS Client theme={null}
  const { product_change } =
    await client.vendor.products.$id.variants.$variant_id.delete({
      $id: "prod_01HXYZ",
      $variant_id: "variant_01HXYZ",
    })
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 202 theme={null}
  {
    "product_change": {
      "id": "prodch_01HXYZ",
      "product_id": "prod_01HXYZ",
      "status": "pending",
      "actions": [
        {
          "id": "prodchact_01HXYZ",
          "action": "VARIANT_REMOVE",
          "details": { "variant_id": "variant_01HXYZ" },
          "applied": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>