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atlas organizations apiKeys delete

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Remove the specified API key for your organization.

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 Organization User Admin role.

Command Syntax
atlas organizations apiKeys delete <ID> [options]
Name
Type
Required
Description
ID
string
true
Unique 24-digit string that identifies the organization's 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
--orgId
string
false
Organization ID 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 the organization API key with the ID 5f24084d8dbffa3ad3f21234 for the organization with the ID 5a1b39eec902201990f12345:
atlas organizations apiKeys delete 5f24084d8dbffa3ad3f21234 --orgId 5a1b39eec902201990f12345
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