# Revoke a Verifiable Credential

Revoking credentials is crucial for maintaining control over issued credentials and preventing misuse in the cheqd ecosystem. To revoke credentials within the ACA-Py framework, follow these steps:

## Step 1: Issuer identifies Credential to be revoked

The Issuer must determine the credential that needs to be revoked by getting the list of issued credentials and the connection id.

## Step 2: Revoke Credential

Initiate the credential revocation process by supplying the necessary credential identifiers like the connection id and the credential exchange id.

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{% endopenapi %}

#### Sample Request Body

```json
{
    "comment": "Revoke issued credential",
    "connection_id": "<issuer--to-holder-conn-id>",
    "cred_ex_id": "<issuer-cred-exchange-id>",
    "notify": true,
    "publish": true
}
```

## Step 3: Verify Revocation

Follow the steps to [Present a Verifiable Credential](https://docs.cheqd.io/product/sdk/aca-py/credentials/anoncreds/present-credential) to verify that the credential has been successfully revoked. The response should have `verified: false`.


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