DELETE/user/keys/{key_id}

Delete a public SSH key for the authenticated user

Removes a public SSH key from the authenticated user's GitHub account.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:public_key scope to use this endpoint.

  • RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.

1 parameter
key_idintegerrequired
The unique identifier of the key.

5 status codes
204Response
304Not modified
401Requires authentication
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403Forbidden
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404Resource not found
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Error handling

A 401 is returned: Requires authentication. A 403 is returned: Forbidden. A 404 is returned: Resource not found.

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