# Deactivate a Payroc App API key

Explains how to deactivate a Payroc App API key in the Self-Care Portal, preventing its use without permanently deleting it.

You can deactivate a Payroc App API key in the Self-Care Portal. After you deactivate a Payroc App API key, you can still view its details, but you can't use it unless you reactivate it.

To deactivate a Payroc App API key, complete the following steps:

1. Sign in to [https://payments.payroc.com/merchant/selfcare](https://payments.payroc.com/merchant/selfcare).
2. On the side menu, select **Settings**, and then select **API Keys**.
3. Locate the API key that you want to deactivate.  
   **Note:** You can use the search function to search by the Key Alias that you assigned to the key when you created it.
4. From the Action column, select , and then select **Revoke**.
5. Select **OK**.