Title: API Key
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# API Key

 *  [Schuette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schuette/)
 * (@schuette)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/)
 * I was logged into my *new* blog earlier and I had an APi key – I’ve since been
   out and come back and relogged in and I can’t find this api key and now I need
   it to activate the Askimet pluign – how do I find it out now.
 * I know, I know, I should’ve written it down.

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 *  [ozzie123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozzie123/)
 * (@ozzie123)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305062)
 * You can always get your API key by registering to wordpress.com for free. I’m
   not sure what your problem is. Do you loose your API key or you can’t find the
   akismet plugin configuration menu?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305076)
 * [http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/10/19/api-key/](http://faq.wordpress.com/2005/10/19/api-key/)
 *  Thread Starter [Schuette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schuette/)
 * (@schuette)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305202)
 * =S
 * Sorry I think I confused myself and you guys! I originally signed up for a wordpress
   account and had the api but then I found out that I could host it myself and 
   have more options. I’ve managed to get it all working but when I tried to activate
   the Askismet plugin thats already installed it asked me for the API.
 * Can I use the API from when I registered on the blog on my site?
 * Next question – where do I put the API key? When I follow the link the info bar
   tells me I get this -> [http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5677/screenshot3jd.jpg](http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5677/screenshot3jd.jpg)
 *  [ozzie123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ozzie123/)
 * (@ozzie123)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305206)
 * Yes, you can totally use the API key provided with your wordpress.com account.
 *  Thread Starter [Schuette](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schuette/)
 * (@schuette)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305213)
 * Great, thanks
 * where do i put it?
 * *lol* it tells me it needs it but doesn’t tell me where to insert it
 *  [Truth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/truth/)
 * (@truth)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305216)
 * Does the API KEY don’t work on certain servers? I can’t get mine to activate.
   it always say that the key is invalid. Someone has the same problem recently 
   but after changing servers, his is working. so any idea? I’ve contacted the developers
   of it too, but they hadn’t got back to me yet =(
 *  [padoko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/padoko/)
 * (@padoko)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305232)
 * Hi!
 * Why is my WordPress 2 hosted by my self not generating an API Key?
    Is it just
   possible to generate one by signing up for a wordpress.com account?
 * thanx for your help!
 *  [yngwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yngwin/)
 * (@yngwin)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305234)
 * As far as I understand, the only way to get a free API key is to sign up for 
   a wordpress.com account – even if you don’t use the account.
 *  [mzeecedric](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mzeecedric/)
 * (@mzeecedric)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305383)
 * Hi out there, same thing here as with “truth”, can’t activate my API KEY on my
   blog. **KEY is invalid**, how come?!
 *  [superjux](https://wordpress.org/support/users/superjux/)
 * (@superjux)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305460)
 * So just to confirm–if your blog is not hosted on wordpress.com, you still have
   to create a wordpress.com account in order to get your API key?
 * Thanks!
 *  [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/)
 * (@vkaryl)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-1-2/#post-305461)
 * Yes. And if at any point (due to inactivity etc.) your wp.com blog gets archived
   or suspended, akismet will cease to function.
 * You don’t need akismet anyway, spam karma and bad behavior are at least as good
   if not better. And you don’t have to set up a blog you don’t want and maintain
   it to continue to use them.

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