---
title: "Delete a service account"
method: DELETE
path: "/admin/service-accounts/{service_account_id}"
tags: ["Service Accounts"]
---

# Delete a service account

`DELETE /admin/service-accounts/{service_account_id}`

Delete a service account and its role bindings; tokens it minted are revoked within a few seconds.

## Path parameters

- `service_account_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `X-Pinecone-Api-Version` string, required

## Response `202`

Service account deletion request accepted. The service account and its role bindings are removed immediately; it then returns 404, and repeating the request returns 404 as well.

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized. Possible causes: Invalid API key.
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not found
- `500` — Internal server error.
- `4XX` — Unexpected error on request.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/pinecone/apis/pinecone-admin-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/pinecone/apis/pinecone-admin-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/pinecone/pinecone-admin-api/revisions/8210e9d414c2/schema)