---
title: "Deletes an API key by prefix"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/api_keys/{api_key_prefix}"
---

# Deletes an API key by prefix

`DELETE /v1/api_keys/{api_key_prefix}`

Deletes an API key by prefix and returns info about the API key.

## Response `200`

- APIKeyTombstoneV1 — An API key tombstone.
  - `prefix` string, required — Unique prefix of the API key

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