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atlas projects apiKeys delete

Remove the specified organization API key from your project.

The API key still exists at the organization level. To reassign the organization API key to a project, run the atlas projects apiKeys assign command.

To view possible values for the ID argument, run atlas organizations apiKeys list.

To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key with the Project User Admin role.

Command Syntax
atlas projects apiKeys delete <ID> [options]
Name
Type
Required
Description

ID

string

true

Unique 24-digit string that identifies your API key.

Name
Type
Required
Description

--force

false

Flag that indicates whether to skip the confirmation prompt before proceeding with the requested action.

-h, --help

false

help for delete

--projectId

string

false

Hexadecimal string that identifies the project to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable.

Name
Type
Required
Description

-P, --profile

string

false

Name of the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for the Atlas CLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-save-connection-settings.

If the command succeeds, the CLI returns output similar to the following sample. Values in brackets represent your values.

API Key '<Name>' deleted
# Remove an organization API key with the ID 5f46ae53d58b421fe3edc115 from the project with ID 5e2211c17a3e5a48f5497de3:
atlas projects apiKeys delete 5f46ae53d58b421fe3edc115 --projectId 5e1234c17a3e5a48f5497de3