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This page explains how to edit or delete reCAPTCHA keys (also known as keys).
Before you begin
Ensure that you have the following Identity and Access Management role: reCAPTCHA Enterprise Admin
(roles/recaptchaenterprise.admin).
The simplest way to edit or delete a reCAPTCHA key is through the Google Cloud console.
Alternatively, you can use the reCAPTCHA Enterprise API or the
Google Cloud CLI.
Edit a reCAPTCHA key
You can edit only some attributes of a reCAPTCHA key. You cannot change the
platform type of a reCAPTCHA key. For example, if a
reCAPTCHA key was created for a website, you cannot change the
platform type to Android or iOS.
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the reCAPTCHA page.
If you delete a reCAPTCHA key from an active integration of reCAPTCHA,
the website or the mobile application can show errors to your users, and the
reCAPTCHA API calls
return errors.
After you delete reCAPTCHA keys, you cannot recover them.
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the reCAPTCHA page.
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