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# Revoke Credentials

> Invalidate a credential, rendering it no longer trustworthy or verifiable

To revoke a credential, you can directly use the [revoke credential API](https://docs.crossmint.com/api-reference/verifiable-credentials/credentials/revoke-credential.md). Burning the NFT associated with the credential via the [burn-nft](https://docs.crossmint.com/api-reference/minting/nfts/burn-nft.md) API accomplishes the same result.

Issuers can revoke a Verifiable Credential without the subject's intermediation.

To revoke the credential, copy the `revokeCredential.js` file from below, use your API key, the credentialId, and run the file from your terminal.

```javascript revokeCredential.js theme={null}
const options = {
    method: "DELETE",
    headers: {
        "X-API-KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
};

fetch(`https://staging.crossmint.com/api/v1-alpha1/credentials/${credentialId}`, options)
    .then((response) => response.json())
    .then((response) => console.log(JSON.stringify(response)))
    .catch((err) => console.error(err));
```

```shell theme={null}
node revokeCredential.js
```

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