# Delete an API key

DELETE https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/keys/{hash}

Delete an existing API key. [Provisioning key](/docs/guides/overview/auth/provisioning-api-keys) required.

Reference: https://openrouter.ai/docs/api/api-reference/api-keys/delete-keys

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: Delete an API key
  version: endpoint_apiKeys.deleteKeys
paths:
  /keys/{hash}:
    delete:
      operationId: delete-keys
      summary: Delete an API key
      description: >-
        Delete an existing API key. [Provisioning
        key](/docs/guides/overview/auth/provisioning-api-keys) required.
      tags:
        - - subpackage_apiKeys
      parameters:
        - name: hash
          in: path
          description: The hash identifier of the API key to delete
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: API key as bearer token in Authorization header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API key deleted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/API Keys_deleteKeys_Response_200'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Missing or invalid authentication
          content: {}
        '404':
          description: Not Found - API key does not exist
          content: {}
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded
          content: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content: {}
components:
  schemas:
    API Keys_deleteKeys_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties:
        deleted:
          type: string
          enum:
            - type: booleanLiteral
              value: true
          description: Confirmation that the API key was deleted
      required:
        - deleted

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/keys/f01d52606dc8f0a8303a7b5cc3fa07109c2e346cec7c0a16b40de462992ce943"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/keys/f01d52606dc8f0a8303a7b5cc3fa07109c2e346cec7c0a16b40de462992ce943';
const options = {method: 'DELETE', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/keys/f01d52606dc8f0a8303a7b5cc3fa07109c2e346cec7c0a16b40de462992ce943"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/keys/f01d52606dc8f0a8303a7b5cc3fa07109c2e346cec7c0a16b40de462992ce943")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.delete("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/keys/f01d52606dc8f0a8303a7b5cc3fa07109c2e346cec7c0a16b40de462992ce943")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('DELETE', 'https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/keys/f01d52606dc8f0a8303a7b5cc3fa07109c2e346cec7c0a16b40de462992ce943', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
var client = new RestClient("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/keys/f01d52606dc8f0a8303a7b5cc3fa07109c2e346cec7c0a16b40de462992ce943");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.DELETE);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/keys/f01d52606dc8f0a8303a7b5cc3fa07109c2e346cec7c0a16b40de462992ce943")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "DELETE"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```