# Source: https://polar.sh/docs/api-reference/license-keys/deactivate.md

# Source: https://polar.sh/docs/api-reference/customer-portal/license-keys/deactivate.md

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deactivate License Key

> Deactivate a license key instance.

> This endpoint doesn't require authentication and can be safely used on a public
> client, like a desktop application or a mobile app.
> If you plan to validate a license key on a server, use the `/v1/license-keys/deactivate`
> endpoint instead.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /v1/customer-portal/license-keys/deactivate
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Polar API
  summary: Polar HTTP and Webhooks API
  description: Read the docs at https://polar.sh/docs/api-reference
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.polar.sh
    description: Production environment
    x-speakeasy-server-id: production
  - url: https://sandbox-api.polar.sh
    description: Sandbox environment
    x-speakeasy-server-id: sandbox
security:
  - access_token: []
tags:
  - name: public
    description: >-
      Endpoints shown and documented in the Polar API documentation and
      available in our SDKs.
  - name: private
    description: >-
      Endpoints that should appear in the schema only in development to generate
      our internal JS SDK.
  - name: mcp
    description: Endpoints enabled in the MCP server.
paths:
  /v1/customer-portal/license-keys/deactivate:
    post:
      tags:
        - customer_portal
        - license_keys
        - public
      summary: Deactivate License Key
      description: >-
        Deactivate a license key instance.


        > This endpoint doesn't require authentication and can be safely used on
        a public

        > client, like a desktop application or a mobile app.

        > If you plan to validate a license key on a server, use the
        `/v1/license-keys/deactivate`

        > endpoint instead.
      operationId: customer_portal:license_keys:deactivate
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LicenseKeyDeactivate'
        required: true
      responses:
        '204':
          description: License key activation deactivated.
        '404':
          description: License key not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFound'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
        - {}
components:
  schemas:
    LicenseKeyDeactivate:
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
          title: Key
        organization_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Organization Id
        activation_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Activation Id
      type: object
      required:
        - key
        - organization_id
        - activation_id
      title: LicenseKeyDeactivate
    ResourceNotFound:
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          const: ResourceNotFound
          title: Error
          examples:
            - ResourceNotFound
        detail:
          type: string
          title: Detail
      type: object
      required:
        - error
        - detail
      title: ResourceNotFound
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    access_token:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        You can generate an **Organization Access Token** from your
        organization's settings.

````