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Remove a permission from your workspace. This also removes the permission from all API keys and roles. Important: This operation cannot be undone and immediately affects all API keys and roles that had this permission assigned.

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Required Permissions

Your root key must have the following permission:
  • rbac.*.delete_permission

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Request

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permission
string
required
Specifies which permission to permanently delete from your workspace.This can be a permission ID or a permission slug.WARNING: Deleting a permission has immediate and irreversible consequences:
  • All API keys with this permission will lose that access immediately
  • All roles containing this permission will have it removed
  • Any verification requests checking for this permission will fail
  • This action cannot be undone
Before deletion, ensure you:
  • Have updated any keys or roles that depend on this permission
  • Have migrated to alternative permissions if needed
  • Have notified affected users about the access changes
Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9._-]*$Length: 3-255 charactersExample: perm_1234567890abcdef

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Response

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success
boolean
required
Indicates whether the permission was successfully deleted.

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Examples

curl -X POST https://api.unkey.com/v2/permissions.deletePermission \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <UNKEY_ROOT_KEY>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "permission": "perm_1234567890abcdef"
  }'

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Response Example

{
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_1234abcd"
  },
  "data": {
    "success": true
  }
}

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