How to recover keys scheduled for deletion

Reviewed on July 24, 2025

This page shows you how to recover keys scheduled for deletion using the Scaleway console. Once you schedule a key for deletion, it enters a 7-day pending deletion period, during which you can still recover it. After this retention period, the key and its version are permanently deleted.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• Created a key
• Scheduled keys for deletion

How to recover one key

1. Click Key Manager in the Security & Identity section of the Scaleway console side menu.
2. Select the region in which to recover the key, in the Region drop-down.
3. Click the Scheduled for deletion tab. Your keys display.
4. Click more icon next to the key you want to recover and click Recover. A pop-up displays the estimated cost of recovering the key.
   Note

   Recovering a key is billed €0.01 per key.

5. Click Recover key to confirm. Your key displays in the Keys tab.

How to recover several keys

1. Click Key Manager in the Security & Identity section of the Scaleway console side menu.
2. Select the region in which to recover the key, in the Region drop-down.
3. Click the Scheduled for deletion tab. Your keys display.
4. Tick the checkboxes next to Name to select all the keys you want to recover.
5. Click the circular arrow to recover the selected keys.
6. Check the estimated cost and click Recover keys to confirm.