curl -X DELETE 'https://api.anthropic.com/v1/organizations/external_keys/external-key-id?beta=true' \
  -H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
  -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01'

# DELETE /v1/organizations/external_keys/{external_key_id}?beta=true (Claude API)
Base URL: https://api.anthropic.com
Auth: x-api-key; Anthropic API key; required.
Status: Beta.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Delete External Key

## Critical Gotchas
* Authentication uses the `x-api-key` header and requests also require an `anthropic-version` header.
* The official OpenAPI URL is discovered from the SDK repository manifest and must remain under Anthropic's trusted Stainless storage prefix.

## cURL
curl -X DELETE 'https://api.anthropic.com/v1/organizations/external_keys/external-key-id?beta=true' \
  -H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
  -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01'

## Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| external_key_id | path | string | Yes | ID of the External Key. |

## Response example
{"id":"string","type":"external_key_deleted"}

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DELETE

DELETE /v1/organizations/external_keys/{external_key_id}?beta=true — Claude API

Beta

Anthropic API key (required); https://api.anthropic.com

Claude API

Delete External Key

Base URL: https://api.anthropic.com
Auth: x-api-key: <ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>
Last verified: 2026-10-20 · upstream hash matched

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Critical gotchas

Authentication uses the x-api-key header and requests also require an anthropic-version header.

The official OpenAPI URL is discovered from the SDK repository manifest and must remain under Anthropic's trusted Stainless storage prefix.

cURL

curl -X DELETE 'https://api.anthropic.com/v1/organizations/external_keys/external-key-id?beta=true' \  -H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \  -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01'

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
external_key_id	path	string	Yes	ID of the External Key.

Response 200 OK

{
  "id": "string",
  "type": "external_key_deleted"
}

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