# How to delete/clear an invalidated api key from '/\_security/api\_key' list?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-clear-an-invalidated-api-key-from-security-api-key-list/336069
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security
**Created:** [June 15, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-clear-an-invalidated-api-key-from-security-api-key-list/336069 "2023-06-15T09:03:27Z")
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### Author: ![ade.syseng](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ade.syseng/32/122286_2.png) [@ade.syseng](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ade.syseng)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-clear-an-invalidated-api-key-from-security-api-key-list/336069/1 "2023-06-15T09:03:27Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to delete these invalidated api keys from '/\_security/api\_key'?  
 ![invalidated_keys](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/7/a/7ae96c24fd2f5f70f9f90aeedfba34001333f0ca.jpeg)

I just want to keep the list clean from invalidated keys. Any suggestion or solution for this issue?

Note: Elasticsearch and Kibana versions are 7.12.1

Regards,  
Ade

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### Author: ![Yang\_Wang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yang_wang/32/48857_2.png) [@Yang\_Wang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yang_Wang)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-clear-an-invalidated-api-key-from-security-api-key-list/336069/2 "2023-06-19T04:30:27Z")

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The system has roughly 24 hour retention period for invalidated API keys. They should eventually be removed. There is no supported API to remove them.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-clear-an-invalidated-api-key-from-security-api-key-list/336069/3 "2023-07-17T04:30:56Z")

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