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Delete a GPG key for the authenticated user

DELETE
/user/gpg_keys/{gpg_key_id}

Removes a GPG key from the authenticated user’s GitHub account.

OAuth app tokens and personal access tokens (classic) need the admin:gpg_key scope to use this endpoint.

API method documentation

gpg_key_id
required
integer

The unique identifier of the GPG key.

Response

Not modified

Requires authentication

Media type application/json
Basic Error

Basic Error

object
message
string
documentation_url
string
url
string
status
string
Example generated
{
"message": "example",
"documentation_url": "example",
"url": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Forbidden

Media type application/json
Basic Error

Basic Error

object
message
string
documentation_url
string
url
string
status
string
Example generated
{
"message": "example",
"documentation_url": "example",
"url": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Resource not found

Media type application/json
Basic Error

Basic Error

object
message
string
documentation_url
string
url
string
status
string
Example generated
{
"message": "example",
"documentation_url": "example",
"url": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Media type application/json
Validation Error

Validation Error

object
message
required
string
documentation_url
required
string
errors
Array<object>
object
resource
string
field
string
message
string
code
required
string
index
integer
value
One of:
string
nullable
Example generated
{
"message": "example",
"documentation_url": "example",
"errors": [
{
"resource": "example",
"field": "example",
"message": "example",
"code": "example",
"index": 1,
"value": [
"example"
]
}
]
}