[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-06-23 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: cryptoKeyVersions.destroy\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\n**Full name**: projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.cryptoKeyVersions.destroy\n\nSchedule a [CryptoKeyVersion](/kms/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.cryptoKeyVersions#CryptoKeyVersion) for destruction.\n\nUpon calling this method, [CryptoKeyVersion.state](/kms/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.cryptoKeyVersions#CryptoKeyVersion.FIELDS.state) will be set to [DESTROY_SCHEDULED](/kms/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.cryptoKeyVersions#CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionState.ENUM_VALUES.DESTROY_SCHEDULED), and [destroyTime](/kms/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.cryptoKeyVersions#CryptoKeyVersion.FIELDS.destroy_time) will be set to the time [destroyScheduledDuration](/kms/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys#CryptoKey.FIELDS.destroy_scheduled_duration) in the future. At that time, the [state](/kms/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.cryptoKeyVersions#CryptoKeyVersion.FIELDS.state) will automatically change to [DESTROYED](/kms/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.cryptoKeyVersions#CryptoKeyVersion.CryptoKeyVersionState.ENUM_VALUES.DESTROYED), and the key material will be irrevocably destroyed.\n\nBefore the [destroyTime](/kms/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.cryptoKeyVersions#CryptoKeyVersion.FIELDS.destroy_time) is reached, [cryptoKeyVersions.restore](/kms/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.cryptoKeyVersions/restore#google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementService.RestoreCryptoKeyVersion) may be called to reverse the process.\n\n### HTTP request\n\nChoose a location: \nglobal europe-west3 europe-west8 europe-west9 me-central2 us-east1 us-east4 us-west2 us-west1 us-east7 us-central1 us-west3 us-central2 us-west4 us-west8 us-east5 us-south1 us in \n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nThe URLs use [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains an instance of [CryptoKeyVersion](/kms/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.keyRings.cryptoKeys.cryptoKeyVersions#CryptoKeyVersion).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloudkms`\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authentication Overview](/docs/authentication#authorization-gcp)."]]