---
title: "Revoke API key"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v1/api-keys/{api_key_id}"
tags: ["api-keys"]
---

# Revoke API key

`DELETE /api/v1/api-keys/{api_key_id}`

Revoke an API key.

Revoked keys cannot be used for authentication. This action is
immediate and cannot be undone.

RLS: Filtered to current client (ClientRLSDB).

Raises:
    ApiKeyNotFoundError: If key doesn't exist (404)

## Path parameters

- `api_key_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `204`

Successful Response

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-01-29** `5f4f08ff6556` — 1 warning, 4 info
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `errors` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the required property `code` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the required property `message` to the response with the `422` status
  - …1 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/kater-ai/apis/kater-api/changes/api/v1/api-keys/:api_key_id/delete.md)

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