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      Request Key Deletion

        Request Key Deletion


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        Available in Classic and VPC

        Request deletion of a key. Upon request, the key will be changed to the status of Pending deletion, and will be automatically deleted finally after a 72-hour wait.

        Request

        This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

        MethodURI
        POST/keys/{keyTag}/request-deletion

        Request headers

        For information about the headers common to all Key Management Service APIs, see the account authentication method in Key Management Service request headers.

        Request path parameters

        You can use the following path parameters with your request:

        FieldTypeRequiredDescription
        keyTagStringRequiredKey tag
        • Unique identifier for the key derived from the key name
        • Check through Get key list
        • Use to request encryption or decryption with REST APIs
        • Key tags are not treated as confidential information

        Request example

        The request example is as follows:

        curl --location --request POST 'https://ocapi.ncloud.com/kms/v1/keys/a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6/request-deletion' \
        --header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
        --header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
        --header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}'
        Shell

        Response

        This section describes the response format.

        Response body

        The response body includes the following data:

        FieldTypeRequiredDescription
        codeString-Success or Failure
        dataObject-Response result
        data.keyTagString-Tag of the key whose deletion was requested
        data.statusString-Key status
        • REVOKE: Pending deletion
        data.statusDateLong-Date and time when the key was requested to be deleted (millisecond)
        • Unix timestamp format

        Response status codes

        For response status codes common to all Key Management Service APIs, see Key Management Service response status codes.

        Response example

        The response example is as follows:

        {
            "code": "SUCCESS",
            "data": {
                "keyTag": "a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q7r8s9t0u1v2w3x4y5z6",
                "status": "REVOKE",
                "statusDate": 1733468239421
            }
        }
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