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title: "Revoke API key"
canonical_url: https://docs.zvid.io/docs/endpoints/revoke-api-key/
source: docs/endpoints/revoke-api-key.api.mdx
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# Revoke API key

`DELETE /api/api-keys/{id}`

Revoke (delete) an API key belonging to the authenticated user

## Authentication

- Option 1: `x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY` (header). API key for authentication. Create one in your dashboard.
- Option 2: `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN`. Dashboard JWT in Authorization: Bearer <token>, only on operations that explicitly list this scheme. Prefer x-api-key for REST integrations. OAuth for hosted MCP is a separate connection at https://mcp.zvid.io/mcp.

Create API keys at [app.zvid.io/api-keys](https://app.zvid.io/api-keys). Keep credentials on your server.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Location | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | path | integer | Yes | API key ID |

## Request

The shell examples read credentials from `ZVID_API_KEY` (or `ZVID_ACCESS_TOKEN` for Bearer authentication). Set that variable in your environment. Replace sample project, template, job, and asset identifiers with values from your own account.

This operation does not take a request body.

### Request example

```bash
curl --request DELETE 'https://api.zvid.io/api/api-keys/789' \
  --header "x-api-key: $ZVID_API_KEY"
```

## Responses


### HTTP 200

API key revoked successfully

Content type: `application/json`.

Required properties: `success`, `message`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `response.success` | boolean | Yes |  |
| `response.message` | string | Yes |  |


### HTTP 400

Invalid ID, API key not found, or operation failed

Content type: `application/json`.

Required properties: `error`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `response.error` | string | Yes | Error type |
| `response.message` | string | No | Human-readable error message |


### HTTP 401

Unauthorized

Content type: `application/json`.

Unknown properties are rejected. Required properties: `error`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `response.error` | string | Yes | Error type |
| `response.message` | string | No | Human-readable error message |


## Schema definitions

The following definitions describe the fields referenced above. Expand a definition to inspect its complete contract.


### schema error

**Error**


Required properties: `error`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Error.error` | string | Yes | Error type |
| `Error.message` | string | No | Human-readable error message |


### schema authentication error

**AuthenticationError**


Unknown properties are rejected. Required properties: `error`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `AuthenticationError.error` | string | Yes | Error type |
| `AuthenticationError.message` | string | No | Human-readable error message |


## Related resources

- [OpenAPI specification](https://docs.zvid.io/openapi.yaml)
- [Project payload schema](https://docs.zvid.io/schemas/render-payload.schema.json)
- [Quick Start](https://docs.zvid.io/docs/quick-start/)
- [Authentication guide](https://docs.zvid.io/docs/authentication/)