> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete Vault Credential

> Permanently delete a vault credential.

## Endpoint

```
DELETE /v1/vault/credentials/:id
```

## Authentication

Requires a developer API key in the `Authorization` header.

## Request Headers

| Header          | Value              |
| --------------- | ------------------ |
| `Authorization` | `Bearer <api_key>` |

## Path Parameters

| Parameter | Type     | Description                                             |
| --------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id`      | `string` | The vault credential ID to delete (e.g. `vc_01HXYZ...`) |

## Example Request

```bash theme={null}
curl -X DELETE https://grantex-auth-dd4mtrt2gq-uc.a.run.app/v1/vault/credentials/vc_01HXYZ... \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer gx_..."
```

## Response -- 204 No Content

No response body is returned on success.

## Error Responses

| Status | Code           | Description                                          |
| ------ | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| 401    | `UNAUTHORIZED` | Invalid or missing API key                           |
| 404    | `NOT_FOUND`    | Credential not found or does not belong to developer |

## SDK Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
  import Grantex from '@grantex/sdk';

  const grantex = new Grantex({ apiKey: 'gx_...' });

  await grantex.vault.delete('vc_01HXYZ...');
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  from grantex import Grantex

  grantex = Grantex(api_key="gx_...")

  grantex.vault.delete("vc_01HXYZ...")
  ```
</CodeGroup>