title	application: removeKey
description	Remove a key credential from an application
ms.localizationpriority	medium
author	Jackson-Woods
ms.subservice	entra-applications
doc_type	apiPageType
ms.date	04/04/2024

application: removeKey

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Remove a key credential from an application. This method along with addKey can be used by an application to automate rolling its expiring keys.

Note

Create servicePrincipal and Update servicePrincipal operations can continue to be used to add and update key credentials for any application with application or a user's context.

As part of the request validation for this method, a proof of possession of an existing key is verified before the action can be performed.

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Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

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Note

An application does not need any specific permission to roll its own keys.

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HTTP request

You can address the application using either its id or appId. id and appId are referred to as the Object ID and Application (Client) ID, respectively, in app registrations in the Microsoft Entra admin center.

POST /applications/{id}/removeKey
POST /applications(appId='{appId}')/removeKey

Request headers

Name	Description
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, provide the following required properties.

Property	Type	Description
keyId	Guid	The unique identifier for the password.
proof	String	A self-signed JWT token used as a proof of possession of the existing keys. This JWT token must be signed with a private key that corresponds to one of the existing valid certificates associated with the application. The token should contain the following claims: aud: Audience needs to be `00000002-0000-0000-c000-000000000000`. iss: Issuer needs to be the ID of the application that initiates the request. nbf: Not before time. exp: Expiration time should be the value of nbf + 10 minutes. For steps to generate this proof of possession token, see Generating proof of possession tokens for rolling keys.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No content response code.

Examples

The following is example shows how to call this API.

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/applications/{id}/removeKey
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "keyId": "f0b0b335-1d71-4883-8f98-567911bfdca6",
    "proof":"eyJ0eXAiOiJ..."
}