---
title: "Delete encryption key"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/{org_id}/cipher_keys/{key_name}"
tags: ["Keys"]
---

# Delete encryption key

`DELETE /api/{org_id}/cipher_keys/{key_name}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.openobserve.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.openobserve.ai/api/{org_id}/cipher_keys/{key_name}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/openobserve/apis/openobserve-api-http/docs/api/:org_id/cipher_keys/:key_name/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Permanently removes an encryption key from the organization. This action cannot be undone and will prevent any future data decryption operations that depend on this key. Ensure all data encrypted with this key is either migrated or no longer needed before deletion. Only available in enterprise deployments for enhanced security management.

## Path parameters

- `key_name` string, required
- `org_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Success

- HttpResponse: HTTP response code 200 is success code 400 is error code 404 is not found code 500 is internal server error code 503 is service unavailable code >= 1000 is custom error code message is the message or error message
  - `code` integer, required
  - `error_detail` string, nullable
  - `hint` string, nullable: One-line guidance on how to fix the error (agent self-correction, D4).
  - `id` string, nullable
  - `message` string, required
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `suggestions` string[], nullable: Closest valid alternatives for a mistyped field/function name.
  - `trace_id` string, nullable
  - `warnings` string[], nullable: Problems with a request that succeeded anyway. Distinct from `hint`, which explains a failure: these accompany a 200, and the caller is entitled to have meant it.

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