---
title: "Delete an API key"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/api-keys/{keyId}"
tags: ["API Keys"]
---

# Delete an API key

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

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.postzen.dev`
- URL: `https://api.postzen.dev/v1/api-keys/{keyId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Permanently revokes and deletes an API key. Requires a read-write key with full profile access. A key may delete itself.

## Response `200`

API key deleted.

- MessageResponse
  - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `403`: The API key does not have sufficient permission or profile access.
- `404`: No API key exists with the given id.
- `500`: Unexpected server error.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/postzen/apis/postzen-public-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/postzen/apis/postzen-public-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/postzen/apis/postzen-public-api/revisions/40863e3710ec?raw)