Create a root key with the permissions listed on this page under Root Keys in the dashboard sidebar. CLI commands can instead use a session from unkey login with the required permissions. See Permission reference for every permission.
unkey:v1:<workspace_id>:rootKeys/<key_id>#delete.
Use rootKeys/*#delete to delete any root key in the workspace.
Deleted keys cannot authenticate.
Usage
Flags
boolean
Skip the local confirmation prompt. Without
--yes, the CLI shows the requested target on stderr and asks [y/N]. Enter y or yes to proceed. An empty answer, any other answer, or end of input cancels without sending the destructive request.Both stdin and stderr must be terminals to confirm interactively. In CI, with redirected input, or with redirected stderr, pass --yes explicitly. This also applies to --body and legacy unkey api paths. Authentication, permissions, and delete protection still apply. See Confirm destructive commands.string
required
Root key identifier returned by rootKeys.createKey or rootKeys.listKeys.
Shared flags
These flags control authentication, requests, and output. CLI output and shared flags describes them in full.string
A JSON document sent as the request body instead of building it from the flags above. It is mutually exclusive with the request-building flags, and unknown fields are rejected locally. See Send a raw body.
string
Root key used for the request. Falls back to
UNKEY_ROOT_KEY, then stored credentials, including a CLI session. See CLI authentication for the full precedence order.string
default:"https://api.unkey.com"
Base URL of the API. Falls back to
UNKEY_API_BASE_URL. You don’t normally need to set it.string
default:"~/.unkey/config.toml"
Path of the TOML config file. Falls back to
UNKEY_CONFIG. An explicit --config takes precedence over a stored CLI session. Browser login stores a session, not a root key in this file. See CLI authentication.enum
default:"human"
Use
human (default) for name-first summary tables and labeled details, or json for the unchanged full response envelope, including all fields and pagination. Terminal tables use relative timestamps and may shorten display names and descriptions, but never identifiers, slugs, or credentials. Redirected human output keeps complete values and uses RFC3339 UTC timestamps. Falls back to UNKEY_OUTPUT; other values are rejected. --json also selects JSON output. Add --debug to print the request ID to stderr. See Output formats.boolean
Print the successful response’s request ID to stderr, separate from stdout.
boolean
Print the full response as JSON. Takes precedence over a valid
--output or UNKEY_OUTPUT value.Examples
API endpoint
The command callsPOST /v2/rootKeys.deleteKey and prints its response. See the endpoint definition for the HTTP contract. Request fields use camelCase in --body.