---
title: How to recover keys scheduled for deletion
description: Recover keys scheduled for deletion in the Scaleway console before they are permanently removed.
tags: key encrypted-data scheduled-deletion recover-keys
dates:
  validation: 2025-08-27
  posted: 2025-07-24
---
import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'


This page shows you how to recover keys scheduled for deletion using the Scaleway [console](https://console.scaleway.com). 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.

<Requirements />

- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
- Created a [key](/key-manager/how-to/create-km-key/)
- Scheduled keys for deletion

## How to recover one key

1. Click **Key Manager** in the **Security & Identity** section of the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu.
2. Select the [region](/key-manager/concepts/#region) in which to recover the key, in the **Region** drop-down.
3. Click the **Scheduled for deletion** tab. Your keys display.
4. Click <Icon name="more" /> next to the key you want to recover and click **Recover**. A pop-up displays the estimated cost of recovering the key.
    <Message type="note">
     Recovering a key is billed €0.01 per key.
    </Message>
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](https://console.scaleway.com/) side menu.
2. Select the [region](/key-manager/concepts/#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.