Delete VPS SSH key

DELETE /api/v2/ssh-keys/{id}

Delete an account-level SSH key from the VPS key inventory. This does not remove keys that have already been written into a running VPS; use the VPS reset-SSH-keys action to replace authorized keys on an instance.

VPS Services VM

Authentication

Required API scope: write:account

Authenticate with an API key in the Authorization: Bearer <token> header.

Context

Path Parameters

id string required Example: ssh_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

Public account SSH key ID used for VPS deploy/reset flows. Get it from GET /api/v2/ssh-keys data[].id. Do not invent this value; use the exact ID returned by the referenced API response.

Headers

Authorization Bearer <token>
Accept application/json

Responses

204 No Content. The VPS SSH key was deleted.

No response body

400 Invalid request. The response body is an RFC 7807 Problem Details document.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
401 Unauthorized. Authentication is required.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
403 Forbidden. The caller lacks a required scope or does not own the resource.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
404 Not found. The resource does not exist or is not owned by the caller.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
429 Rate limited. Platform rate limiting returns code rate_limit_exceeded with Retry-After and X-RateLimit-* headers. When the billing system throttles the deletion, the response uses code rate_limited without a Retry-After header.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
500 Internal error. Retry later or contact support if the issue persists.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
502 The billing system is temporarily unavailable (upstream_failed). Retry later.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on detail.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when code is invalid_request.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
DELETE https://cloud.hostup.se/api/v2/ssh-keys/{id}
For AI assistants
View as Markdown
cURL 
curl -X DELETE "https://cloud.hostup.se/api/v2/ssh-keys/ssh_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
Response 
{}