Rotate API Key

1 min readUpdated 23 October 2026

Rotate an API key on your Vultr user by creating a replacement, moving applications over, then deleting the old key.

Regularly rotating API keys is a security best practice that reduces the risk of unauthorized access and credential compromise. This guide provides a safe, zero-downtime workflow to rotate your current user API key using the Vultr Console or the Vultr API. Follow these steps to rotate a current user API Key, ensuring your applications and automation continue to function without interruption.

Navigate to Dashboard and select Vultr API under Orchestration.
In User Access Tokens section, enter a Name, choose an API key Expiry option, and set the Expiry On date.
Click Add Key.
Update all applications, scripts, and automation to use the new API key.
After verifying that all workloads successfully authenticate with the new API key, delete the old key in User Access Tokens section.

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