- NAME
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- gcloud iam service-accounts keys delete - delete a service account key
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud iam service-accounts keys deleteKEY-ID--iam-account=IAM_ACCOUNT[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
- If the service account does not exist, this command returns a
PERMISSION_DENIEDerror. - EXAMPLES
- To delete a key with ID
b4f1037aeef9ab37deee9for the service accountmy-iam-account@my-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com, run:gcloud iam service-accounts keys delete b4f1037aeef9ab37deee9 --iam-account = my-iam-account@my-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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KEY-ID - The key to delete.
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- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--iam-account=IAM_ACCOUNT - The service account from which to delete a key.
To list all service accounts in the project, run:
gcloud iam service-accounts list
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- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
- These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha iam service-accounts keys deletegcloud beta iam service-accounts keys delete
gcloud iam service-accounts keys delete
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

