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      Delete
      /v1/accounts/{accountId}/servicePrincipals/{servicePrincipalId}/keys/{keyId}

      Availability

      Early Access: July 1, 2026

      Early Access is gated; contact the Backblaze Sales team for access.

      Limited Availability: July 1, 2026

      This API is available only to customers with access to the Backblaze Enterprise Web Console. For more information, contact the Backblaze Sales team.

      Delete a Service Principal Key

      Deletion is permanent. Outstanding bearer tokens previously minted from this key remain valid until they expire on their own; deleting the key prevents new bearer tokens from being minted with it.

      Security
      HTTP
      Type bearer

      Short-lived bearer token obtained from GET /orgs/v1/authorize. Sent as Authorization - Bearer .

      Path parameters
      accountId
      stringRequired

      The numeric identifier of the account. Valid account IDs match 9[0-4][0-9]{10}.

      Pattern^9[0-4][0-9]{10}$
      Example912345678901
      servicePrincipalId
      stringRequired

      The identifier of the service principal.

      Pattern^[a-z0-9_-]{8,64}$
      Examplesp-control-plane
      keyId
      stringRequired

      The identifier of the service principal key.

      Pattern^[a-z0-9_-]{8,64}$
      Example019e6a8a-678e-7298-9167-4bd65df2f272
      Responses
      204

      The key was deleted.

      401

      The request was not authenticated.

      HTTP StatusCodeDescription
      401UNAUTHORIZEDMissing, expired, or invalid bearer token.
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      object
      requestId
      string

      Opaque correlation identifier matching the Request-Id response header. Include in support requests.

      Example4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736
      error
      object
      code
      integer

      Numeric error code.

      Example10
      message
      string

      Human-readable description of the error.

      Exampleetag mismatch
      details
      object

      Reserved for structured, non-sensitive diagnostic information related to the error condition.

      403

      The caller is not authorized to perform this operation.

      HTTP StatusCodeDescription
      403FORBIDDENThe authenticated principal lacks permission for this action.
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      object
      requestId
      string

      Opaque correlation identifier matching the Request-Id response header. Include in support requests.

      Example4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736
      error
      object
      code
      integer

      Numeric error code.

      Example10
      message
      string

      Human-readable description of the error.

      Exampleetag mismatch
      details
      object

      Reserved for structured, non-sensitive diagnostic information related to the error condition.

      404

      The requested resource was not found.

      HTTP StatusCodeDescription
      404NOT_FOUNDThe resource does not exist or has been purged.
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      object
      requestId
      string

      Opaque correlation identifier matching the Request-Id response header. Include in support requests.

      Example4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736
      error
      object
      code
      integer

      Numeric error code.

      Example10
      message
      string

      Human-readable description of the error.

      Exampleetag mismatch
      details
      object

      Reserved for structured, non-sensitive diagnostic information related to the error condition.

      429

      The request was rate-limited.

      HTTP StatusCodeDescription
      429TOO_MANY_REQUESTSRate limit exceeded. Use exponential backoff.
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      object
      requestId
      string

      Opaque correlation identifier matching the Request-Id response header. Include in support requests.

      Example4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736
      error
      object
      code
      integer

      Numeric error code.

      Example10
      message
      string

      Human-readable description of the error.

      Exampleetag mismatch
      details
      object

      Reserved for structured, non-sensitive diagnostic information related to the error condition.

      500

      The server encountered an unexpected condition.

      HTTP StatusCodeDescription
      500INTERNALUnexpected server error. Include the requestId when contacting support.
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      object
      requestId
      string

      Opaque correlation identifier matching the Request-Id response header. Include in support requests.

      Example4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736
      error
      object
      code
      integer

      Numeric error code.

      Example10
      message
      string

      Human-readable description of the error.

      Exampleetag mismatch
      details
      object

      Reserved for structured, non-sensitive diagnostic information related to the error condition.

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