# Delete an API key

> Deletes an API key. Only the owner or an admin can delete it, and a project-scoped credential can only delete keys in its own project.

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<MethodEndpoint
  method={"delete"}
  path={"/api/v1/api-keys/{api_key_id}"}
  context={"endpoint"}
>
  
</MethodEndpoint>

Deletes an API key. Only the owner or an admin can delete it, and a project-scoped credential can only delete keys in its own project.

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<ParamsDetails
  {...require("./delete-api-key.ParamsDetails.json")}
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</ParamsDetails>

<RequestSchema
  {...require("./delete-api-key.RequestSchema.json")}
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</RequestSchema>

<StatusCodes
  {...require("./delete-api-key.StatusCodes.json")}
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</StatusCodes>