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# Deletes a Key

**`DELETE /profiles/keys/{id}`**

Deletes a policy signing key by its ID.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.PROFILES_USER_UPDATE`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description                           |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `id`      | string | Yes      | The key identifier (MongoDB ObjectId) |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
true
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | Invalid or missing `id`   |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |