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DELETE
/
v1
/
lineage
/
{fromEntity}
/
{fromId}
/
{toEntity}
/
{toId}
DELETE /v1/lineage/{fromEntity}/{fromId}/{toEntity}/{toId}
from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge
from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
from metadata.ingestion.ometa.ometa_api import OpenMetadata
from metadata.generated.schema.entity.services.connections.metadata.openMetadataConnection import (
    OpenMetadataConnection,
)
from metadata.generated.schema.security.client.openMetadataJWTClientConfig import (
    OpenMetadataJWTClientConfig,
)

server_config = OpenMetadataConnection(
    hostPort="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
    authProvider="openmetadata",
    securityConfig=OpenMetadataJWTClientConfig(
        jwtToken="<YOUR-JWT-TOKEN>"
    ),
)
metadata = OpenMetadata(server_config)

# Delete a lineage edge
edge = EntitiesEdge(
    fromEntity=EntityReference(id=source_table.id, type="table"),
    toEntity=EntityReference(id=target_dashboard.id, type="dashboard"),
)

metadata.delete_lineage_edge(edge=edge)

200 OK

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Delete Lineage

Remove an existing lineage edge between two entities.

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Path Parameters

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fromEntity
string
required
Entity type of the source (e.g., table, dashboard, pipeline).
​
fromId
string
required
UUID of the source entity.
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toEntity
string
required
Entity type of the destination (e.g., table, dashboard, pipeline).
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toId
string
required
UUID of the destination entity.
DELETE /v1/lineage/{fromEntity}/{fromId}/{toEntity}/{toId}
from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityLineage import EntitiesEdge
from metadata.generated.schema.type.entityReference import EntityReference
from metadata.ingestion.ometa.ometa_api import OpenMetadata
from metadata.generated.schema.entity.services.connections.metadata.openMetadataConnection import (
    OpenMetadataConnection,
)
from metadata.generated.schema.security.client.openMetadataJWTClientConfig import (
    OpenMetadataJWTClientConfig,
)

server_config = OpenMetadataConnection(
    hostPort="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
    authProvider="openmetadata",
    securityConfig=OpenMetadataJWTClientConfig(
        jwtToken="<YOUR-JWT-TOKEN>"
    ),
)
metadata = OpenMetadata(server_config)

# Delete a lineage edge
edge = EntitiesEdge(
    fromEntity=EntityReference(id=source_table.id, type="table"),
    toEntity=EntityReference(id=target_dashboard.id, type="dashboard"),
)

metadata.delete_lineage_edge(edge=edge)

200 OK

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Returns

Returns 200 OK with no body on successful deletion.

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Error Handling

CodeError TypeDescription
401UNAUTHORIZEDInvalid or missing authentication token
403FORBIDDENUser lacks permission to delete lineage
404NOT_FOUNDLineage edge between the specified entities does not exist