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# delete\_\_repo\_{repoId}\_ai\_apikey

{% hint style="info" %}
This API endpoint is currently available only in the TEST environment. It is not yet available in production.
{% endhint %}

`DELETE /repo/{repoId}/ai/apikey/{apikeyId}`

*Delete Repository AI API Key*

Permanently delete an AI API key from a repository. This operation performs a soft delete, marking the key as deleted while preserving audit history.

**Important Notes:**

* Deletion is a soft delete (marked as deleted but not physically removed from database)
* Once deleted, the API key can no longer be used for authentication
* Users must have access to the repository to delete its API keys
* Only non-deleted keys can be deleted
* This operation is typically irreversible (contact support if recovery is needed)

**Security:**

* Access is validated against repository permissions
* Deletion operations trigger system events for comprehensive audit trails
* Deleted keys are filtered out of list operations
* Encrypted secrets remain in database for audit purposes but cannot be used

**Use Cases:**

* Remove compromised API keys
* Clean up unused or obsolete keys
* Rotate keys by creating new ones and deleting old ones
* Maintain security hygiene

**Best Practice:**

Before deleting an API key, ensure that no active services or applications are using it. Create and test replacement keys first to avoid service disruption.

#### TypeScript Client Library

```typescript
public deleteRepoAiApiKey = async (repoId: string, apikeyId: string): Promise<DeleteRepoAiApiKeyResponse> => {
  return this.makeRequest<DeleteRepoAiApiKeyResponse>(`repo/${repoId}/ai/apikey/${apikeyId}`, 'DELETE', null);
};
```

#### Code Samples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Shell" %}

```shell
# You can also use wget
curl -X DELETE https://backend.flashback.tech/repo/{repoId}/ai/apikey/{apikeyId} \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="HTTP" %}

```http
DELETE https://backend.flashback.tech/repo/{repoId}/ai/apikey/{apikeyId} HTTP/1.1
Host: backend.flashback.tech
Accept: application/json
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
const headers = {
  'Accept':'application/json',
  'Authorization':'Bearer {access-token}'
};

fetch('https://backend.flashback.tech/repo/{repoId}/ai/apikey/{apikeyId}',
{
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: headers
})
.then(function(res) {
    return res.json();
}).then(function(body) {
    console.log(body);
});
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}

```ruby
require 'rest-client'
require 'json'

headers = {
  'Accept' => 'application/json',
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

result = RestClient.delete 'https://backend.flashback.tech/repo/{repoId}/ai/apikey/{apikeyId}',
  params: {
  }, headers: headers

p JSON.parse(result)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests
headers = {
  'Accept': 'application/json',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

r = requests.delete('https://backend.flashback.tech/repo/{repoId}/ai/apikey/{apikeyId}', headers = headers)

print(r.json())
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
<?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$headers = array(
    'Accept' => 'application/json',
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access-token}',
);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}

```java
URL obj = new URL("https://backend.flashback.tech/repo/{repoId}/ai/apikey/{apikeyId}");
HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) obj.openConnection();
con.setRequestMethod("DELETE");
int responseCode = con.getResponseCode();
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
    new InputStreamReader(con.getInputStream()));
String inputLine;
StringBuffer response = new StringBuffer();
while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
    response.append(inputLine);
}
in.close();
System.out.println(response.toString());
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Go" %}

```go
package main

import (
       "bytes"
       "net/http"
)

func main() {

    headers := map[string][]string{
        "Accept": []string{"application/json"},
        "Authorization": []string{"Bearer {access-token}"},
    }

    data := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{jsonReq})
    req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", "https://backend.flashback.tech/repo/{repoId}/ai/apikey/{apikeyId}", data)
    req.Header = headers

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    // ...
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### Parameters <a href="#delete__repo_-repoid-_ai_apikey-parameters" id="delete__repo_-repoid-_ai_apikey-parameters"></a>

| Name     | In   | Type   | Required | Description                         |
| -------- | ---- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------- |
| repoId   | path | string | true     | Unique identifier of the repository |
| apikeyId | path | string | true     | Unique identifier of the API key    |

> Example responses

> 200 Response

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "AI API key deleted successfully"
}
```

#### Responses <a href="#delete__repo_-repoid-_ai_apikey-responses" id="delete__repo_-repoid-_ai_apikey-responses"></a>

| Status | Meaning                                                                    | Description                  | Schema |
| ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------ |
| 200    | [OK](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.3.1)                    | API key deleted successfully | Inline |
| 403    | [Forbidden](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.3)             | Insufficient permissions     | Inline |
| 404    | [Not Found](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.4)             | API key not found            | Inline |
| 500    | [Internal Server Error](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.1) | Failed to delete API key     | Inline |

#### Response Schema <a href="#delete__repo_-repoid-_ai_apikey-responseschema" id="delete__repo_-repoid-_ai_apikey-responseschema"></a>

Status Code **200**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description              |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------ |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | Operation success status |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Success message          |

Status Code **403**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description   |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------- |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | none          |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Error message |

Status Code **404**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description   |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------- |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | none          |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Error message |

Status Code **500**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description   |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------- |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | none          |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Error message |

To perform this operation, you must be authenticated by means of one of the following methods: BearerAuth


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