Title: API doesn’t work
Last modified: April 30, 2020

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# API doesn’t work

 *  Resolved [acornavi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acornavi/)
 * (@acornavi)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-doesnt-work-2/)
 * Hi,
    when I insert API created by the book I get a message “API key is invalid
   or API is unavailable.”
 * I tried all possible variations of the API key and no change. Any idea what is
   causing this problem?
 * Thank you!

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 *  Plugin Contributor [David Artiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dartiss/)
 * (@dartiss)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-doesnt-work-2/#post-12763865)
 * I’m seeing the same thing.
 * I’ll do some digging and see if I can find the issue.
 *  Thread Starter [acornavi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acornavi/)
 * (@acornavi)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-doesnt-work-2/#post-12768442)
 * Thank you for the fast response.
 *  [Nastia Kolomoytseva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nastaia/)
 * (@nastaia)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-doesnt-work-2/#post-12774012)
 * Hi!
 * In the Developer Console, open Library an enable “YouTube Data API v3”:
    [https://take.ms/8Hu7D](https://take.ms/8Hu7D)
 * Go to **Credentials > Create Credentials > Help Me To Choose**.
 * Under the option “Which API are you using?” choose YouTube Data API v3. And under“
   Where will you be calling the API from?” choose WebServer.
    [https://monosnap.com/file/Ea3XZaSeaGHVfNvAg8GbKPb7YJTPeY](https://monosnap.com/file/Ea3XZaSeaGHVfNvAg8GbKPb7YJTPeY)
 * Hope this helps
 * Nastia
 *  Thread Starter [acornavi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acornavi/)
 * (@acornavi)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-doesnt-work-2/#post-12775345)
 * Hi,
    Thanks for the instructions. I did that before, still the same problem.
 * Is it working for you?
 * Kind regards,
    Ivan
 *  [Nastia Kolomoytseva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nastaia/)
 * (@nastaia)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-doesnt-work-2/#post-12780036)
 * Hey!
 * Yes, this method has worked for me
 *  Thread Starter [acornavi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/acornavi/)
 * (@acornavi)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-doesnt-work-2/#post-12780302)
 * I generated API once again without restrictions and “voila”, it works. Do you
   have any idea why it doesn’t work when I create domain restrictions for the API?
   I use restriction like this *.example.com/*
 * Thank you.
 * Ivan

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 * Last activity: [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-doesnt-work-2/#post-12780302)
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