# DROP API\_TOKEN

## Syntax <a href="#synopsis" id="synopsis"></a>

```sql
DROP API_TOKEN api_token_name;
```

## Description <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

Drops an existing `API_TOKEN` in the current [#organiation](https://docs.deltastream.io/overview/core-concepts/access-control#organiation "mention"). Only the `API_TOKEN` owner can execute it .

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Important** `DROP API_TOKEN` cannot be undone. Use it with care!
{% endhint %}

### Arguments

#### api\_token\_name

The name of the `API_TOKEN` to drop. If the name is case-sensitive, you must wrap it in double quotes; otherwise, the system uses the lower case name.

## Examples <a href="#example" id="example"></a>

#### Drop an API\_TOKEN

The following shows how to drop the `API_TOKEN` named `my_token`:

```sh
<no-db>/<no-store># LIST API_TOKENS;
+-------------+------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|  Name       |  Last Used |  Created At                   |  Expires At                   |
+=============+============+===============================+===============================+
| my_token    | <null>     | 2024-06-04 22:42:18 +0000 UTC | 2024-09-02 22:42:18 +0000 UTC |
+-------------+------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+
<no-db>/<no-store># DROP API_TOKEN my_token;
+------------+------------+------------+------------------------------------------+
|  Type      |  Name      |  Command   |  Summary                                 |
+============+============+============+==========================================+
| api_token  | my_token   | DROP       | api_token my_token was successfully      |
|            |            |            | dropped                                  |
+------------+------------+------------+------------------------------------------+
```