---
source_url: https://www.pubnub.com/docs/admin-api/delete-a-rotated-secret-key
title: Delete a rotated secret key
---

# Delete a rotated secret key

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Deletes a rotated secret key.

**Requirements:**

* Secret key prefix must be in format `sec-c-{5chars}` (exactly 5 alphanumeric characters)
* Requested secret key must already have expiration date

## Request

Example

```
{
  "success": false
}
```

Example

```
{
  "statusCode": 0,
  "error": "BadRequest",
  "message": [
    "string"
  ]
}
```

Example

```
{
  "statusCode": 0,
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": [
    "string"
  ]
}
```

Example

```
{
  "statusCode": 0,
  "error": "Forbidden",
  "message": [
    "string"
  ]
}
```

Example

```
{
  "statusCode": 0,
  "error": "NotFound",
  "message": [
    "string"
  ]
}
```

Example

```
{
  "statusCode": 0,
  "error": "InternalError",
  "message": [
    "string"
  ]
}
```