> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.memorylake.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Revoke API Key

> Deletes an API key permanently

```
DELETE /openapi/memorylake/admin/v1/api-keys/{id}
```

Deletes a key. It stops authenticating immediately and cannot be recovered.

The key used to make the request cannot revoke itself — an automation that cut off its own credential mid-run would have no way back in. Revoking the calling key returns `409 STATE_NOT_READY`.

<Note>
  **Permission required:** `service_account:delete`
</Note>

### Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  Key identifier
</ParamField>

### Headers

<ParamField header="Idempotency-Key" type="string">
  Optional. Retrying with the same value replays the first result.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE 'https://app.memorylake.ai/openapi/memorylake/admin/v1/api-keys/312' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer sk-xxxxxx'
  ```
</RequestExample>

### Response

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Success (200) theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Operation completed successfully",
    "data": {}
  }
  ```

  ```json Revoking the calling key (409) theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "message": "cannot revoke the key used for this request",
    "error_code": "STATE_NOT_READY"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>