Delete API Key

1 min readUpdated 17 September 2025

Delete Vultr user API keys with admin access to maintain security and prevent misuse.

Deleting a user's API key is an important security practice to prevent unauthorized access and reduce the risk of compromised credentials. When an API key is no longer in use, or after you generate a replacement during credential rotation, remove the old key to keep your environment secure.

Note

When managing API Keys for other users:

You must have root or administrator credentials in Vultr to perform these actions.
Deleting a API key immediately invalidates it. Applications, scripts, and integrations using the deleted API key will lose access.
Update all workloads to use a replacement API key before deleting the old API key to avoid service interruptions.

Follow this guide to delete a user API key using the Vultr Console or the Vultr API.

Navigate to Account and select Users under OTHER.
Select the user from the list and click the Edit User icon.
In the User Access Tokens section, locate the key you want to remove and click Delete.
Click OK to confirm the deletion.

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