---
title: "Delete an application key"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v1/application_key/{key}"
tags: ["Key Management"]
---

# Delete an application key

`DELETE /api/v1/application_key/{key}`

Delete a given application key.
This endpoint is disabled for organizations in [One-Time Read mode](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/api-app-keys/#one-time-read-mode).

**Note**: This endpoint is disabled for the Government sites (US1-FED and US2-FED). Use the [V2 Key Management](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/key-management/) endpoints instead.

## Path parameters

- `key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- ApplicationKeyResponse — An application key response.
  - `application_key` ApplicationKey — An application key with its associated metadata.
    - `hash` string — Hash of an application key.
    - `name` string — Name of an application key.
    - `owner` string — Owner of an application key.

## Other responses

- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `429` — Too many requests

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[API](https://skmtc.net/datadog/apis/api-v1.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/datadog/apis/api-v1/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/datadog/api-v1/revisions/ca5871004d26/schema)