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# DELETE /signing-key

Removes the account's signing key. This logs out the account.

`DELETE https://api.aevo.xyz/signing-key`

> **Authentication required.** Include your `AEVO-KEY` and `AEVO-SECRET` headers. See [Authentication](/api-reference/urls/authentication.md).

## Body Parameters

| Field         | Type   | Required | Description                                                                                |
| ------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `signing_key` | string | Yes      | Ethereum address of the signing key. Example: `0xE9b3a48d15BE316A8e34FAd53fFDFDddf0C3D24b` |

## Example Request

```bash
curl --request DELETE \
     --url https://api.aevo.xyz/signing-key \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'AEVO-KEY: <your-api-key>' \
     --header 'AEVO-SECRET: <your-api-secret>' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '{ ... }'
```

## Responses

**`200`** — Removal Status.

| Field     | Type    | Required | Description                                                 |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| `success` | boolean | Yes      | Request successful if true. Example: `true` Example: `True` |

**`400`** — Bad request.

| Field   | Type   | Required | Description                                     |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `error` | string | Yes      | Error message. Example: `ERR_MALFORMED_REQUEST` |

**`401`** — Unauthorized.

| Field   | Type   | Required | Description                            |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `error` | string | Yes      | Error message. Example: `UNAUTHORIZED` |

**`429`** — Rate limit exceeded.

| Field   | Type   | Required | Description                                   |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `error` | string | Yes      | Error message. Example: `RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` |

**`500`** — Internal server error.

| Field   | Type   | Required | Description                              |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `error` | string | Yes      | Error message. Example: `INTERNAL_ERROR` |