---
title: Delete External Key
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/ruby/beta/organization/external_keys/delete
---

# Delete External Key

`beta.organization.external_keys.delete(external_key_id) -> ExternalKeyDeleteResponse`

**DELETE** `/v1/organizations/external_keys/{external_key_id}`

Delete an external key config.

The request is rejected if any workspace still references this config.

## Parameters

- `external_key_id: String` (path parameter)

  ID of the External Key.

  maxLength: 2048

## Returns

- `class ExternalKeyDeleteResponse`

  - `type: :external_key_deleted`

  - `id: String`

    ID of the deleted External Key.

## Example

```ruby
require "anthropic"

anthropic = Anthropic::Client.new(api_key: "my-anthropic-api-key")

external_key = anthropic.beta.organization.external_keys.delete("external_key_id")

puts(external_key)
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "id": "ekey_01AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUv",
  "type": "external_key_deleted"
}
```