---
title: "Delete an existing secret reference for the signed-in user."
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/secrets/{scope}/{name}"
tags: ["secrets"]
---

# Delete an existing secret reference for the signed-in user.

`DELETE /v1/secrets/{scope}/{name}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.kody.codes`
- URL: `https://api.kody.codes/v1/secrets/{scope}/{name}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Delete an existing secret reference for the signed-in user. Plaintext values stay hidden. Use `/connect/secret-set` for user-provided API key, token, and credential entry or rotation. Use this to remove execute-time access to a secret.

Org permission: `secret:delete`.

## Path parameters

- `scope` 'session' | 'package' | 'user', required: Scope that owns the secret being deleted.
- `name` string, required: Secret name to delete.

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `deleted` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `401`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `403`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `404`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `409`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `413`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `429`: Too many requests (edge IP/token limit) or an entitlement / plan-cap limit. Wait at least `Retry-After` seconds before retrying.
- `500`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `503`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.
- `default`: Error envelope `{ "error": { "code", "message", "details"? } }`.

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