# Burn Secret **POST /api/v1/metadata/{key}/burn** ## Servers - Aotearoa New Zealand: https://nz.onetimesecret.com (Aotearoa New Zealand) - Canada: https://ca.onetimesecret.com (Canada) - Europe: https://eu.onetimesecret.com (Europe) - United Kingdom: https://uk.onetimesecret.com (United Kingdom) - United States: https://us.onetimesecret.com (United States) - Development: http://localhost:3000 (Development) ## Authentication methods - Basic auth ## Parameters ### Path parameters - **key** (string) The key parameter ### Body: application/x-www-form-urlencoded (object) - **continue** (string) ## Responses ### 200 Successful response #### Body: application/json (object) - **state** (object) - **secret_shortkey** (string) ### 400 Bad Request - Invalid request parameters or body #### Body: application/json (object) - **error** (string) Error type identifier (e.g., "FormError") - **message** (string) Human-readable error message - **field** (string) Field that caused the error, if applicable - **error_id** (string) Unique error tracking identifier ### 401 Unauthorized - Authentication required #### Body: application/json (object) - **error** (string) Error type identifier (e.g., "FormError") - **message** (string) Human-readable error message - **field** (string) Field that caused the error, if applicable - **error_id** (string) Unique error tracking identifier ### 403 Forbidden - Insufficient permissions #### Body: application/json (object) - **error** (string) Error type identifier (e.g., "FormError") - **message** (string) Human-readable error message - **field** (string) Field that caused the error, if applicable - **error_id** (string) Unique error tracking identifier ### 404 Not Found - Resource does not exist #### Body: application/json (object) - **error** (string) Error type identifier (e.g., "FormError") - **message** (string) Human-readable error message - **field** (string) Field that caused the error, if applicable - **error_id** (string) Unique error tracking identifier ### 422 Unprocessable Entity - Validation failed #### Body: application/json (object) - **error** (string) Error type identifier (e.g., "FormError") - **message** (string) Human-readable error message - **field** (string) Field that caused the error, if applicable - **error_id** (string) Unique error tracking identifier ### 500 Internal Server Error - Something went wrong #### Body: application/json (object) - **error** (string) Error type identifier (e.g., "FormError") - **message** (string) Human-readable error message - **field** (string) Field that caused the error, if applicable - **error_id** (string) Unique error tracking identifier [Powered by Bump.sh](https://bump.sh)