---
title: "Delete Key Metadata"
method: DELETE
path: "/v4/organizations/{organizationId}/cmek/{cmekId}"
tags: ["CMEK"]
---

# Delete Key Metadata

`DELETE /v4/organizations/{organizationId}/cmek/{cmekId}`

Permanently removes the specified customer-managed encryption key's metadata from the organization's account.

In order to access this endpoint, the provided API key must have at least one of the following roles:
- Organization Owner

To learn more, see [Organization, Project, and Database Access Overview](https://docs.couchbase.com/cloud/organizations/organization-projects-overview.html).

## Response `204`

Successfully deleted the the specified encryption key's metadata by its ID.

## Other responses

- `403` — The client does not have the necessary permissions to access this resource.
- `404` — The requested resource was not found.
- `422` — Request validation error.
- `429` — Returned when the client exceeds the rate limit for the given APIKey.
- `500` — An unexpected error occurred in the server while processing this request.

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