Remove Public Key

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Endpoint

DELETE /apiops/projects/{projectName}/credentials/{username}/publicKey/

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Authentication

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Header

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

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Request

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Headers

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Path Parameters

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Notes

• Credential must exist
• If no public key is assigned, the operation still succeeds
• Public key assignment is set to null

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Response

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Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Deployment completed successfully",
    "environmentResults": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Deployed successfully"
      },
      {
        "environmentName": "staging",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Deployed successfully"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Error Response (400 Bad Request)

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "Credential (username: api-user) was not found!"
}

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Error Response (401 Unauthorized)

{
  "error": "unauthorized_client",
  "error_description": "Invalid token"
}

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Error Response (404 Not Found)

{
  "error": "not_found",
  "error_description": "Project(MyProject) was not found or user does not have privilege to access it!"
}

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cURL Example

curl -X DELETE \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/credentials/api-user/publicKey/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

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Notes and Warnings

• Credential Requirements:
  • Credential must exist
  • Operation succeeds even if no public key is currently assigned
• Automatic Deployment:
  • Credential is automatically deployed to all environments after public key removal
  • Deployment results are returned in the response
• No Impact on Public Key:
  • The public key itself is not deleted
  • Only the assignment to the credential is removed

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Permissions

• User must have IDENTITY + MANAGE permission in the project
• For automatic deployment, user must also have IDENTITY + DEPLOY_UNDEPLOY permission

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Related Documentation

• Set Public Key - Assign public key to credential
• Set Private Key - Assign private key to credential
• List Credentials - List all credentials