# title: Delete External Key url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/organization/external_keys/delete

# Delete External Key

DELETE /v1/organizations/external_keys/{external_key_id}

Delete an external key config.

The request is rejected if any workspace still references this config.

# Path parameters

• external_key_id: string

  ID of the External Key.

  maxLength: 2048

# Returns

• type: "external_key_deleted"

  default: external_key_deleted

• id: string

  ID of the deleted External Key.

# Example

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/organizations/external_keys/$EXTERNAL_KEY_ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"

# Response (200)

{
  "id": "ekey_01AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUv",
  "type": "external_key_deleted"
}