Delete Clerk API key

Permanently delete an API key from a connected Clerk application.

← All Clerk endpoints · Capability overview

DELETE/v1/clerk/api-keys/{api_key_id}

https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/api-keys/{api_key_id}

10 tokens

Permanently delete an API key from a connected Clerk application.

Authorization

Send your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

MCP

The same capability is available as an MCP tool on Vee3 hosted MCP.

Tool name

clerk.delete_api_key

Parameters2 fields

clerk_instance_idstringOptional

Clerk instance id (ins_...) from clerk.get_connected_accounts. Omit to use the default connected account.

api_key_idstringRequired

Clerk API key id (ak_...) to retrieve, update, delete, or revoke.

Response3 fields

api_keyobject

2 fields

Deletion confirmation with API key id and deleted flag.

idstring

Deleted API key id.

deletedboolean

Always true when deletion succeeded.

HTTP errors: clerk_connection_required, clerk_connection_not_found, clerk_connection_invalid, validation_error, unauthorized, payment_required

Example request

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/api-keys/{api_key_id}"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
}
payload = {
    "api_key_id": "ak_2abc123"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
print(data)

Example responses1 example

200Confirmation that the Clerk API key was deleted.

deleted_api_key.json

{
  "api_key": {
    "id": "ak_2abc123",
    "deleted": true
  }
}