# Deactivate a DID

Follow these instructions to deactivate a did:cheqd DID from ACA-Py Agent.

> ⚠️ **Important...**
>
> Your wallet must have the key(s) which were generated when the DID was created, without them signing will fail.

## Deactivate DID

To deactivate an active DID, pass the `did`id in the request body, with any additional `options`that you may have configured.

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