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POST /v1/account/signing_keys/{id}/revoke API Key

Revoke a signing key

Revoke a signing key. Revoked keys can no longer be used for signing,
but credentials signed before revocation remain verifiable.

Parameters

Name Location Type Description
id * path string Signing key ID or key_id
X-API-Key * header string API key for authentication

* Required parameter

Response

200 Key revoked successfully

Content-Type: application/json

success boolean
data object
message string
key object

A cryptographic signing key for verifiable credentials

key_id * string

Unique key identifier

Example: key-2962d38d-4ec8-454b-82b6-c553c37da055

algorithm * string

Cryptographic algorithm (ES256, ES384, or Ed25519)

Allowed values: "es256", "es384", "ed25519"

Example: es256

status * string

Key lifecycle status

Allowed values: "pending", "active", "revoked", "expired"

Example: active

usable * boolean

Whether the key can be used for signing (active and not expired)

Example: true

legacy * boolean

Whether the key has been rotated and is in legacy grace period

expires_at string (date-time) nullable

When the key expires (null = no expiration)

created_at * string (date-time)

When the key was created

Example: 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

updated_at * string (date-time)

When the key was last updated

Example: 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Code Examples

import os
from aho_sdk import AhoSdk

client = AhoSdk.account(api_key=os.environ["AHO_API_KEY"])

result = client.signing_keys.revoke(
    id="example_id"
)

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