---
title: "Revoke a user's biometric credential"
method: DELETE
path: "/users/{user_id}/biometric_credentials/{biometric_credential_id}"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Revoke a user's biometric credential

`DELETE /users/{user_id}/biometric_credentials/{biometric_credential_id}`

Revokes an active biometric credential enrolled by the user.

## Path parameters

- `user_id` string, required
- `biometric_credential_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- BiometricCredential
  - `object` 'trusted_device', required — String representing the object's type.
  - `id` string, required
  - `platform` 'ios' | 'android', required
  - `app_identifier` string, required
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `algorithm` 'ES256', required
  - `status` 'active' | 'revoked', required
  - `created_at` integer, required — Unix timestamp of creation in milliseconds.
  - `updated_at` integer, required — Unix timestamp of the last update in milliseconds.
  - `last_used_at` integer, nullable — Unix timestamp of the last use in milliseconds.
  - `revoked_at` integer, nullable — Unix timestamp of revocation in milliseconds.

## Other responses

- `403` — Authorization invalid
- `404` — Resource not found
- `500` — Request was not successful

## Changes

- **2026-09-09** `f68590b6ae4a` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/clerk/apis/clerk-backend-api/changes/users/:user_id/biometric_credentials/:biometric_credential_id/delete.md)

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