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# Revoke API key

> Immediately disable an API key while keeping it in your list.

Revoking a key stops it from authenticating requests — every future call returns `401 Unauthorized`. The key stays in your **API keys** list with a `Revoked` status, so you keep a record of it and can permanently delete it later.

Revoke a key when:

* The key was accidentally shared or committed to a public repository
* A team member leaves and their key should stop working
* An integration is being decommissioned

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open API keys">
    Go to **Settings → API keys**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Revoke the key">
    On the key's row, click **Revoke**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm">
    Confirm in the dialog. The key's status changes to `Revoked` immediately.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Revoked vs deleted

| State       | Still in list? | Can authenticate? | Reversible?           |
| ----------- | -------------- | ----------------- | --------------------- |
| **Revoked** | Yes            | No                | No — create a new key |
| **Deleted** | No             | No                | No                    |

Revoking is the first step. To remove a revoked key from the list entirely, see [Delete API key](/api-keys/delete) — a key must be revoked before it can be deleted.