---
title: "Key not revocable — Anis Developers"
description: "This application key is retired, a terminal state, and cannot be revoked. The answer is 409 key_not_revocable. An already-revoked key instead returns 200 with its current state."
url: https://developers.anis.ly/errors/key-not-revocable/
language: en
---

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# Key not revocable

- **Code:** `key_not_revocable`
- **Status:** 409
- **If this was an order:** Never returned when buying
- **Send it again unchanged?** No — change something first
- **.NET SDK:** `AnisApiException`

## What it means

This application key is retired, a terminal state, and cannot be revoked. The answer is 409 key_not_revocable. An already-revoked key instead returns 200 with its current state.

## What to do

- Use an active key of your application to stop access. Contact support@anis.ly if you need help.

## Where you can meet it

- POST [Revoke an application key](https://developers.anis.ly/reference/revoke-key.md) `/v1/keys/{keyId}/revoke`

## Example

The body of the refusal. Its `type` is the address of this page.

```
{
  "type": "https://developers.anis.ly/errors/key-not-revocable",
  "title": "Key not revocable",
  "status": 409,
  "code": "key_not_revocable",
  "requestId": "01J9R2K8T4V6XQ0M3B7C5D9E1F"
}
```