From 50d5bbfd922ecfec7295506e243f9478841bfbcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kuni Sen <30574753+kunisen@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:27:38 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify elastic-cloud-api-keys doc

ECH API key will disappear automatically once it's expired. It caused confusion in [an internal ticket here](https://github.com/elastic/sdh-control-plane/issues/11238#issuecomment-3432022197) and this doc PR is to clarify that.
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 deploy-manage/api-keys/elastic-cloud-api-keys.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/deploy-manage/api-keys/elastic-cloud-api-keys.md b/deploy-manage/api-keys/elastic-cloud-api-keys.md
index 51d9ff42a9..c5909d3f9d 100644
--- a/deploy-manage/api-keys/elastic-cloud-api-keys.md
+++ b/deploy-manage/api-keys/elastic-cloud-api-keys.md
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ These keys provides access to the API that enables you to manage your deployment
 
     ::::{note}
     When an API key is nearing expiration, Elastic sends an email to the creator of the API key and each of the operational contacts. When you use an API key to authenticate, the API response header `X-Elastic-Api-Key-Expiration` indicates the key’s expiration date. You can log this value to detect API keys that are nearing expiration.
+
+    Once an API key expires, it will automatically be removed from the API Keys tab.
     ::::
 
-5. Click **Create API key**, copy the generated API key, and store it in a safe place. You can also download the key as a CSV file.
+6. Click **Create API key**, copy the generated API key, and store it in a safe place. You can also download the key as a CSV file.
 
 The API key needs to be supplied in the `Authorization` header of a request, in the following format: