---
title: "Detach an SSH key from a VM"
method: DELETE
path: "/agent/compute/vms/{id}/ssh-keys/{keyId}"
tags: ["Compute"]
---

# Detach an SSH key from a VM

`DELETE /agent/compute/vms/{id}/ssh-keys/{keyId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://edge.network`
- URL: `https://edge.network/agent/compute/vms/{id}/ssh-keys/{keyId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Remove a key from the VM (deleted from authorized_keys on running VMs).

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required
- `keyId` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Dry-Run` 'true' | 'false'
- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Response `200`

Success.

- TellUserEnvelope: Standard success envelope. Endpoint-specific fields ride alongside tell_user.
  - `tell_user` string, required: Human-readable summary of what happened, for the agent to relay to its operator.

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation error — the response body explains what to fix.
- `401`: Missing or invalid agent access code. The body includes self-signup pointers.
- `429`: Rate limited. Honour Retry-After and the RateLimit-* headers before retrying.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/edge/apis/edge-network-agent-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/edge/apis/edge-network-agent-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/edge/apis/edge-network-agent-api/revisions/49b5f2adf020?raw)