Delete a deploy key
Delete one of a repository's deploy keys by its id.
DELETE
/repos/{owner}/{name}/keys/{id}A machine using it can no longer clone or push. There is no editing a key: to change its title or access, delete it and add it again. Needs the Admin role on the repository. Recorded in the workspace’s audit log.
The key stops working at once. 404 when the repository has no deploy key with that id. Recorded in the workspace’s audit log as repo.deploy_key_removed.
- Authentication: Required. Send an access token as
Authorization: Bearer. - MCP tool:
accesswithactionremove_deploy_key, and the same inputs - Scope: An access token needs
access:admin.
Path parameters
Section titled “Path parameters”| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
owner |
string | Yes | The workspace that owns the repository. |
name |
string | Yes | The repository’s name. |
id |
string | Yes | The deploy key’s id (dk_…), from list_deploy_keys. |
Example request
Section titled “Example request”curl -X DELETE https://api.g1t.sh/repos/flagon-io/hello/keys/dk_01kp3g4h5j6k7m8n9p0q1r2s3t \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN"Example response
Section titled “Example response”A successful request answers 200 with:
trueErrors
Section titled “Errors”A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like {"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}. See errors.
| Status | Code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | unauthenticated |
A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | forbidden |
The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository. |
| 404 | not_found |
It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 409 | conflict |
The request conflicts with the current state. |
| 422 | invalid |
The input is not valid. message says which field and why. |