---
title: "Delete a Spaces Access Key"
method: DELETE
path: "/v2/spaces/keys/{access_key}"
tags: ["DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Spaces Keys"]
---

# Delete a Spaces Access Key

`DELETE /v2/spaces/keys/{access_key}`

To delete a Spaces Access Key, send a DELETE request to `/v2/spaces/keys/$ACCESS_KEY`.

A successful request will return a `204 No Content` status code.

## Path parameters

- `access_key` string, required

## Response `204`

The action was successful and the response body is empty.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
- `404` — The resource was not found.
- `429` — The API rate limit has been exceeded.
- `500` — There was a server error.
- `default` — There was an unexpected error.

## Changes

- **2025-10-16** `cb3bf9b21459` — 2 info
  - api tag `DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Spaces Keys` added
  - api tag `Spaces Keys` removed
- **2025-07-18** `f8e8c290636c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-07-17** `5fc9af728e82` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2025-07-17** `f8e8c290636c` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/digitalocean/apis/digitalocean-api/changes/v2/spaces/keys/:access_key/delete.md)

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